The Bluff: Russo Brothers and Priyanka Chopra Try Again with a Movie

Amazon MGM Studios shared the first photo of the thriller The Bluff, starring the actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas as a complex heroine who will do anything to protect her family. The project is produced by the Russo brothers and is directed by Frank E. Flowers, who was also involved as co-writer of the screenplay. Brothers Russo and Priyanka Chopra Jonas they trying again with the film that combines thriller, action, and adventure entitled The Bluff. While there has been no news about the release of the second season of the maxi spy series Citadel (even if rumors report Amazon’s dissatisfaction with what has been seen of the new images), the producers-creators and the protagonist of the second most expensive Prime Video series (obviously after The Rings of Power) present a new thriller film, which perhaps also has the aim of making us forget Citadel and his spinoff (included the Italian one), paused while waiting to see what will be in the parent series.

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The Bluff is described as “an adrenaline-pumping, non-stop adventure, blending historical context with a modern cinematic twist, filled with gripping sword fights, tactical traps, and bloody hand-to-hand combat”. An “action-adventure film to watch with friends and family, and that will remind you how far you are willing to go to protect the people you love”. In The Bluff, Prime assures, Priyanka Chopra Jonas “gives an intense and physical performance unlike anything you’ve ever seen, playing Ercell ‘Bloody Mary’ Bodden, a complex and dynamic heroine who faces a dangerous battle against her violent past to protect her family”. Here’s the information available on The Bluff, from the storyline to the cast-which includes two names well-known to Prime viewers-and the release date on Prime Video.

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The Cast of The Bluff, Filmed in the Cayman Islands

Directed by British-Caribbean director Frank E. Flowers, with a screenplay co-written with Joe Ballarini, The Bluff creates an epic period thriller set in the Cayman Islands, unique in their history and cultural richness, and in its stunning real-life locations, including Skull Cave and the iconic cliffs. Brothers Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, along with their sister Angela Russo-Otstot (also a producer on Citadel), through their AGBO, are the producers of the film, which Prime hopes will achieve even some of the success achieved by Russo-directed films, such as Avengers: Endgame and Extraction.

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Producers also include Cisely Saldaña and Mariel Saldaña (sisters of the much more famous Zoe), Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Executive producers are Joe Ballarini, Frank E. Flowers, Kassee Whiting, Ari Costa, Chris Castaldi, Nick Van Dyk, Thorsten Shumacher, Sarah Halley Finn, Zoe Saldaña. The Bluff cast includes, in addition to Priyanka Chopra Jonas, also Safia Oakley-Green, Temuera Morrison and two actors known to Prime Video audiences for their participation in two of the most beloved series on Amazon’s streaming platform, namely Ismael Cruz Cordova (the elf Arondir from Rings of Powers, recently also in The Armored Man of Love) and Karl Urban, the unmistakable Butcher from The Boys.

The Bluff Plot

Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) thought she had escaped her violent pirate past, after finding peace in the Cayman Islands with her beloved husband, TH. (Ismael Cruz Cordova), their son Isaac (Vedanten Naidoo) and sister-in-law Elizabeth (Safia Oakley-Green). But when his infamous former Captain Connor (Karl Urban) returns seeking revenge, Ercell’s world is destroyed. Forced to confront the demons she tried to bury, Ercell finds herself thrust into a deadly game of secrets and survival. Armed with lethal fencing mastery, cunning traps, and a fierce will to protect those she loves, she wages a brutal war against Connor’s ruthless crew. Ercell’s struggle to save his family turns into a journey of redemption, as he reclaims his power and embraces the warrior he once was. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Skull Cave and the towering cliffs of Cayman Brac, producers Anthony and Joe Russo present The Bluff: a raw, adrenaline-fueled action adventure about family, survival, and the indomitable strength of a mother’s love.