Eye in the Sky Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Helen Mirren stars as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer, who is remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. The missions quickly escalates when news of a deadly suicide mission spreads and American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is conflicted when a nine-year old girl walks into the kill zone. With a civilian life at stake and the clock ticking to stop the terrorist attack, EYE IN THE SKY explores the murky landscape of modern warfare and human morality in our present-day fight against terror.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Eye in the Sky.

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  Aaron Paul

  ... Steve Watts

  Central Intelligence, Ash

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  Helen Mirren

  ... Colonel Katherine Powell

  White Bird, Anna

• A
  Alan Rickman

  ... Lieutenant General Frank Benson

  Lee Daniels' The Butler, Alice Through the Looking Glass

• I
  Iain Glen

  ... Foreign Secretary James Willett

  Resident Evil: Extinction, The Lost Girls

• K
  Kim Engelbrecht

  ... Lucy Galvez

• B
  Barkhad Abdi

  Tyson's Run, Trainwreck

• P
  Phoebe Fox

  The Aeronauts, The Woman in Black 2 Angels of Death

Crew Behind the Film

The Eye in the Sky behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gavin Hood last directed Official Secrets and Ender's Game. The film's writer Guy Hibbert last wrote A United Kingdom and Five Minutes of Heaven.

Director

Gavin Hood

Screenwriter

Guy Hibbert

Producers

Ged Doherty
Colin Firth
David Lancaster

Production Details

What we know about the Eye in the Sky movie production.

Key Facts

• The film was produced by Colin Firth and Ged Doherty’s Raindog Films and eOne, who also handle international sales and directly distribute the film in Canada, the UK, Spain, Benelux and Australia/New Zealand.

Production Updates for Eye in the Sky

Sep 2015

Completed

Changed Eye in the Sky movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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