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SPOILER WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF MAJOR STORYLINES AND SCENES IN “INTERCEPTOR.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

First-time director Matthew Reilly<\/strong> admits he never anticipated his feature film debut \u201cInterceptor\u201d to do as well as it has since its release on Netflix earlier this month. The movie, which follows a US Army captain (Elsa Pataky<\/strong>) who must prevent a nuclear missile attack forged by domestic terrorists in cahoots with Russians, climbed to No. 1 on the streamer’s top 10 list with about 50 million hours viewed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s blown me away,\u201d Reilly told me on Friday morning when I caught up with over Zoom. “I was hoping to sneak into the top 10 on Netflix, but coming in at number one everywhere?”<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think anybody was expecting it to take the world by storm,\u201d he continued before laughing. “I’m just as confused as everybody else.”<\/p>\n

Produced by Pataky’s husband Chris Hemsworth<\/strong>Reilly co-wrote the screenplay with Stuart Beattie<\/strong> (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”).<\/p>\n

“Interceptor” takes place in one location – a floating military base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, equipped with a defense system that has the ability to intercept nuclear missiles. The film touches on a variety of hot button issues, including #MeToo (Pataky’s character’s military career is stalled when a five-star general is discharged after she accuses him of sexual misconduct), Russian aggression, xenophobia and right wing conspiracy theories. The dialogue is peppered with unforgettable one-liners, including a soldier (Meyen Mehta<\/strong>) quipping to the bad guy (Luke Bracey<\/strong>), \u201cI’ve seen you in the shower. I could see why you’re obsessed with missiles. “<\/p>\n

Another doozie has a Bracey henchman (Aaron Glenane<\/strong>) justifying his acts of terrorism by proclaiming, “I’m not a murderer, I’m a fucking patriot.”<\/p>\n