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Aug 16, 2023 · The 2012 movie sees Ryan Reynolds playing rookie CIA agent Matt Weston. At the beginning of the film, Weston is living a relatively quiet life managing a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. He ...
- Robert Balkovich
Feb 9, 2012 · Movie Review. Smoldering Superagent Runs...and Keeps on Running. Share full article. Denzel Washington stars in "Safe House." Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures. Safe House. Directed by...
- Daniel Espinosa
- A who's who list of actors were among those considered for the role of Matt Weston. It includes Sam Worthington, Shia LaBeouf, Andrew Garfield, James McAvoy, Taylor Kitsch, Garrett Hedlund, Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hardy, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pine (pictured).
- Denzel Washington was actually waterboarded during filming. "I wanted to see what it would be like. It's strange. You can't breathe in, because the water comes in, and it's filling up your mouth," said Washington. "
- The movie was originally set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, but the production decided not to shoot there due to security concerns and moved the action to Cape Town.
- Safe House earned $13.6 million on opening day, and $40.1 million over the weekend including $10.5 million overseas. The film was Denzel Washington's second-biggest opener, behind American Gangster ($43,565,115), pictured.
Feb 9, 2012 · In Safe House, directed by Daniel Espinosa ( Snabba Cash ), safe houses are the most dangerous places in the world. Poor young Matt Weston ( Ryan Reynolds) just wants a better gig, having paid his dues for a long, boring year at an empty safe house in Cape Town. He puts in a call to his upper-tier mentor David Barlow ( Brendan Gleeson) and ...
- Dan Mecca
Feb 8, 2012 · The housekeeper on duty there is Matt Weston (Reynolds), an agency greenhorn in love with his unsuspecting French g.f. (Nora Arnezeder), bored with his far-flung outpost and ready for an exciting ...
In this film, Washington is Tobin Frost, a long gone CIA operative who shows back up possessing some key intel and is holed up at a South African safe house under the watchful eye of wannabe operative and handler Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds).
