The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal released on June 26, 2009. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents, and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat, which is intolerable to some and addictive to others. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay. "The Hurt Locker" premiered at the 2008 Venice International Film
John Hurt During Terry Gilliam's eighth attempt at making his infamous development hell project "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", Hurt was set to star as Don Quixote alongside Adam Driver. However, his declining health and eventual death led to project to be cancelled yet again; he was eventually replaced by Jonathan Pryce. Hurt was due to appear alongside Ben Kingsley in a film entitled "Broken Dream", to be directed by Neil Jordan. In 2015, Hurt provided the voice of main antagonist Sailor John in the "Thomas & Friends" film "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure" along with Eddie Redmayne (Ryan) and