IGN has
debuted this new Quad poster for Lionsgate's The
Last Stand, directed by Kim
Jee-Woon and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville,
Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega, Peter
Stormare, Zach Gilford, Genesis Rodriguez, Daniel Henney and John Patrick
Amedori. The January 18 release is described as follows:
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled
operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens
(Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what
little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that
peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most
notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet
spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by
the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico
border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow.
Cortez's path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S.
law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) will have
their final opportunity to intercept him before the violent fugitive slips
across the border forever.
At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out
because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately
rallies his team and takes the matter into his own hands, setting the stage for
a classic showdown.