The first look at Netflix’s upcoming action-thriller ‘Heart of Stone’ was unveiled by the streaming platform over the weekend, and to say our heart is racing would be an understatement. The movie stars Hollywood’s finest Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan and marks Bollywood star Alia Bhatt’s western debut. The short clip features the first footage from the film as well as several behind-the-scenes glimpses of the high-octane action sequences.
The video was revealed at Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event on the streaming giant’s YouTube channel. The event saw announcements or teaser/trailer releases of over 120 titles on the platform from around the world. Amid montages of bleak neighbourhoods, the video gives a first look at Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone, as well as a glimpse of Jamie Dornan and our girl Alia followed by several shots of breakneck action sequences.
Alia appears in some BTS footage in the video, where she says, “It has these characters that you connect with and feel for.” The video also reveals that her character in the film is called Keya Dhawan, but does not reveal more details about her.
Alia shot several action sequences for the film while heavily pregnant. Some pictures of the actor shooting scenes with her baby bump visible surfaced on the internet earlier this year. In an interview with Variety, Alia said, “It was my first Hollywood big English picture experience and I had quite a task at hand because I was shooting for the first time an action movie. But I’m also pregnant so there were so many layers for me to deal with. But they made it so seamless and so easy and so comfortable for me. It’s something that I will never forget because of how beautifully and how well I was treated.”
Directed by Tom Harper, ‘Heart of Stone’ is planned to be the beginning of a franchise similar to Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible. Apart from Gal, Jamie, and Alia, the film also stars Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi, and Paul Ready. The film will release on Netflix next year.
