Counterplay
Counterplay is a feature film that has completed production with Cinema Veritas, Blue Fox Entertainment and Urban Tales Productions and 1 other attached. Gabrielle Almagor (casting directors), Shannon Makhanian (casting directors) and Pedring Lopez (director) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Philippines in August 2020. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
When a teenager in the Philippines is falsely imprisoned, his mother calls former black ops soldier John Craig, a man with a habit of reaching beyond the law. As the teen's trial nears, John and his allies must plan the ultimate breakout - an escape from both the rising tensions in Manila, and the demons of John's past.
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Cast & Crew
Camera & Lighting
| Cinematographer | Takeyuki Onishi |
Directing
| Director | Pedring Lopez |
| 1st Assistant Director | Jacqueline R. Carlos |
Production
| Producer | Michael McDermott |
| Producer | Audrey Delaney |
| Producer | Andy Green |
| Producer | James Huntsman |
| Producer | Lisa Gutberlet |
| Producer | Ava Yap |
Writing
| Writer | Scott M. Rosenfelt |
| Writer | Pedring Lopez |
Cast
| Cast | Sam Worthington |
| Cast | James Alexander Diaz McDermott |
Casting
| Casting Directors | Gabrielle Almagor |
| Casting Directors | Shannon Makhanian |
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Working on Counterplay
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/counterplay (last updated Apr 28, 2026).