The trailer for Ambulance is indeed eye-catching, Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal hangs from an ambulance and shoots at a police helicopter, Michael Bay’s latest action flick is based on a Danish film by the same name.
An ambulance also stars Yahaya Abdul Mateen II, as a former army veteran who needs money for the treatment of his ailing wife. Hence he turns to his brother played by Jake Gyllenhaal, and together they decide to rob a bank, the solution is a 32 million dollar bank robbery.
Set in Los Angeles over the course of one day, the film is written by Chris Fedak, also stars Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt and Devan Long. The fast-paced trailer shows the duo trying to outrun SWAT teams, cop cars and LAPD helicopters.
We’re not the bad guys,” Gyllenhaal tries to reassure Yahya Abdul-Mateen and himself in the trailer. “We’re just the guys trying to get home. We don’t get to walk off into the sunset,” Yahya Abdul-Mateen counters. Gyllenhaal told USA Today that shooting action scenes in the small, enclosed space gave him a newfound “respect for first responders”.
Gyllenhaal, also commented about his personal experience, talking about Michael Bay’s wild shoot. I’d heard all these amazing stories about Michael Bay and what it’s like working with him. He’s wild, man, but I adore him. Driving around the streets of LA at like 100 mph, shooting guns at helicopters. There are many stories out of that movie that are really fun and crazy.”
Gyllenhaal most recently starred in ‘The Guilty’, another remake of a Danish film. Ambulance” will be released in theaters on February 18, 2022.