The Wall ( 2017 film ) - wikipedia The Wall ( 2017 film ) The Wall Theatrical release poster Directed by Doug Liman Produced by Dave Bartis Written by Dwain Worrell Starring Aaron Taylor - Johnson John Cena Laith Nakli Cinematography Roman Vasyanov Edited by Julia Bloch Production company T SERIES Big Indie Pictures Picrow Amazon Studios Distributed by Roadside Attractions Release date May 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 12 ) ( United States ) Running time 81 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3 million Box office $4.1 million The Wall is a 2017 American war thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Dwain Worrell. The film follows two American soldiers ( Aaron Taylor - Johnson and John Cena ) trapped by an Iraqi sniper. It is produced by Amazon Studios, and was released on May 12, 2017 by Roadside Attractions. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $4.1 million against a $3 million budget. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Critical response 5 References 6 External links Plot U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews ( John Cena ) is a sniper, who is sent to investigate a pipeline construction site in the desert of Iraq, with his spotter, Sergeant Allen Isaac ( Aaron Taylor - Johnson ). The pair patiently wait 22 hours on overwatch before determining that the site is clear. Matthews proceeds to investigate the site, but is shot by an Iraqi sniper. Isaac tries to rescue the dying Matthews, but he is also wounded in the right knee and has his radio damaged and his water bottle destroyed in the process. Alone, Isaac takes cover behind an unsteady wall and tends to his wounds. The sniper has a radio tuned into the American channel, and uses it to communicate with Isaac under the pretense of being a high ranking allied soldier at another site. The deception allows the sniper to get other useful information from Isaac. Throughout their various one - sided attempts at conversation, we learn that the sniper does not claim to the mythical Juba mentioned earlier in the film, a nom de guerre for various Al Qaeda snipers notorious for filming their attacks on American soldiers. Isaac 's attempts to call headquarters for help are stymied by the loss of his radio antennae. He attempts to repair this item with one from a dead contractor 's radio, only to discern that the sniper had used the earlier response team as a ruse to call for help and lure another response force into his jaws. Matthews regains consciousness and subtly gets Isaac 's attention that he 's still alive. Matthews slowly crawls towards his rifle in the midst of the dusty wind along with Isaac distracting Juba with small talk. Matthews believes that the sniper is hiding at the top of a rubble nearby and fires in that direction. The dusty wind settles quickly. The sniper sees Matthews and fires, injuring Matthews in the left shoulder as he crawled towards the wall, but a second shot kills him. Isaac hears the rescue helicopters coming, so he pushes down the wall and uses Matthews ' rifle to try and kill Juba, or at least flush him out so the rescue chopper can see the trap. Juba fires at Issac twice and misses. Issac now has the snipers location and fires his only round. Issac stands up and waits for Juba 's next shot, but it never comes. The helicopters land and the rescue team picks up Isaac and Matthews. Once the helicopters dust off, the sniper successfully shoots down both in rapid succession. He then is heard over the radio, calling for another rescue to set a new trap. Cast Aaron Taylor - Johnson as Sergeant Allen Isaac John Cena as Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews Laith Nakli as Juba ( voice ) Production On November 12, 2014, it was announced that Amazon Studios had bought its first ever original spec script by Dwain Worrell, about an American sharpshooter trapped behind a wall by an Iraqi sniper. Worrell wrote his screenplay while teaching English in China. Worrell drew from his background as a playwright to flesh out the second act of the screenplay, which focuses on Isaac 's conversation with the sniper. Worrell said, `` What interested me about it was the simple conversation between two people. That could almost be had on a New York City park bench with two guys playing chess. There is that sort of dynamic between the characters in the film. '' The script appeared in the 2014 Black List of most liked un-produced screenplays. On March 29, 2016, it was reported that Doug Liman had been hired to direct the psychological thriller. Glen Basner 's FilmNation Entertainment handled the film 's international sales at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, allowing for a theatrical release. On May 9, 2016, Variety confirmed that Aaron Taylor - Johnson had joined the film 's cast to play Isaac, the junior American soldier. On November 29, it was reported that Amazon had partnered with Roadside Attractions to distribute the film, which would also star John Cena, and the film would now follow two American soldiers. Amazon produced the film along with Big Indie Pictures, and Picrow, and Dave Bartis. Principal photography on the film ended in November 2016 with a release of first look image. US Ranger Sniper Nicholas Irving `` The Reaper '' was an on - set adviser for the film. Release The Wall was scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017, by Roadside Attractions but was pushed back to May 12, 2017. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 69 % based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` The Wall makes the most of its limitations -- albeit perhaps not quite enough to stretch its tight - focused action into a consistently gripping feature - length thriller. '' On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 57 out of 100, based 26 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. References ^ Jump up to : `` The Wall ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2017. Jump up ^ Don Kaye ( 2017 - 05 - 10 ). `` Director Doug Liman Leaves His Comfort Zone with The Wall ''. Den of Geek !. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 16. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( May 9, 2016 ). `` Aaron Taylor - Johnson Eyed for Lead in Doug Liman 's ' The Wall ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Busch, Anita ( November 29, 2016 ). `` Doug Liman 's ' The Wall ' To Be Released By Roadside Next Year ''. Deadline. Retrieved November 30, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Lesnick, Silas ( November 29, 2016 ). `` The Wall Movie Set For Distribution ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 30, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Jr, Mike Fleming ( November 12, 2014 ). `` Amazon Studios ' China Reach Helps Movie Arm Land Feature Spec ' The Wall ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kit, Borys ( March 29, 2016 ). `` Doug Liman to Direct ' The Wall ' Before Tackling Channing Tatum 's ' Gambit ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ McKittrick, Christopher ( May 12, 2017 ). `` A Simple Conversation : Dwain Worrell on The Wall ''. Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved May 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Jaafar, Ali ( May 9, 2016 ). `` FilmNation Sets Sales For Amazon On Doug Liman 's ' The Wall ' And Todd Haynes ' ' Wonderstruck ' -- Cannes ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Wall ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Wall reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2017. External links The Wall on IMDb The Wall at Tomatazos Films directed by Doug Liman Getting In ( 1994 ) Swingers ( 1996 ) Go ( 1999 ) The Bourne Identity ( 2002 ) Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) Jumper ( 2008 ) Fair Game ( 2010 ) Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) The Wall ( 2017 ) American Made ( 2017 ) Chaos Walking ( 2019 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wall_(2017_film)&oldid=798232427 '' Categories : 2017 films English - language films American films American psychological thriller films American war drama films 2010s psychological thriller films 2010s war films 2010s thriller drama films American thriller drama films Amazon Studios films Films directed by Doug Liman Films about snipers Films set in 2007 Iraq War films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Bahasa Melayu 日本 語 Português 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2017, at 18 : 24. 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Question: when does the movie the wall come out
Answer: May 12, 2017