What is it with Jake Gyllenhaal starring in remakes of Danish
thrillers? Hot on the heels of
The Guilty, Gyllenhaal can next be seen in Ambulance, a Michael Bay directed remake of the 2005 Danish thriller Ambulancen.
Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II play two brothers who hijack the titular
transport when their attempt at a heist goes wrong. Things are complicated
by the presence of a wounded cop (Eiza Gonzalez) in the
ambulance.
Ambulance is in UK/ROI cinemas from February 18th,
2022.
Check out the first trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever.
In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman, The Matrix Resurrections), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny (Oscar® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Zodiac, Spider-Man: Far From Home). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no.
But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Baby Driver) onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never stops, Will and Danny must evade a massive, city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape L.A. has ever seen.
