‘The Beast’s Renny Harlin & Keith Kjarval Reteaming On Action Thriller ‘Athina’
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•Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:26:12 +0000
📰 What Happened
Producer Keith Kjarval and director Renny Harlin are teaming up again. Their new film is an action thriller called Athina. It will shoot in Europe next spring. The story follows two estranged brothers in Athens. They search for a missing young woman. The pair get caught between two powerful families and their shared past.
🔍 The Backstory
Harlin is a Finnish director known for action films. His credits include Cliffhanger and The Strangers trilogy. He and Kjarval just made The Beast, which stars Samuel L. Jackson. In it, Jackson plays a US president who must use his armoured car to save a Secret Service agent. It releases in theatres this Friday.
🎯 Why It Matters
It gives action fans another film from a veteran director. Success could shape what kind of movies studios fund next.
Producer Keith Kjarval and director Renny Harlin are teaming up again. Their new film is an action thriller called Athina. It will shoot in Europe next spring. The story follows two estranged brothers in Athens. They search for a missing young woman. The pair get caught between two powerful families and their shared past.
Harlin is a Finnish director known for action films. His credits include Cliffhanger and The Strangers trilogy. He and Kjarval just made The Beast, which stars Samuel L. Jackson. In it, Jackson plays a US president who must use his armoured car to save a Secret Service agent. It releases in theatres this Friday.
It gives action fans another film from a veteran director. Success could shape what kind of movies studios fund next.