Mikael Salomon

Hard Rain -- The setting is the food-ravaged, evacuated town of Huntingburg, where armored car driver Tom (Slater) is in deep danger. A gang of thieves (led by Freeman) figures the flood is its chance to heist the $3 million Tom's transporting from local banks. But there's one thing the gun-carrying criminals don't count on - Tom.

Backdraft -- Two Chicago firefighter brothers who don't get along have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.

A Weather forecast: rain. Action forecast: Hard Rain, the torrential, excitement-swept thriller featuring a screenplay from the writer of Speed and the on-screen talents of Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact), Christian Slater (Broken Arrow), Randy Quaid (Independence Day) and Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting). The setting is the food-ravaged, evacuated town of Huntingburg, where armored car driver Tom (Slater) is in deep danger. A gang of thieves (led by Freeman) figures the flood is its chance to heist the $3 million Tom's transporting from local banks. But there's one thing the gun-carrying criminals don't count on - Tom. Come hell, high water or both, he's determined to deliver the money entrusted to him. But before he does, he'll have to survive a relentless pursuit filled with close calls, ever-rising waters, uncertain loyalties and heart-stopping heroics.

Ends 06/30/12. Christian Slater hits his stride as a private guard out to protect an armored car and ton of cash from Morgan Freeman and his cronies. When an epic storm hits, Slater is charged with seeing the money to safety, while Minnie Driver gets thrown into the mix to fend off some awfully menacing threats. As the flood rises, so too does the uncertainty over who the bad guys are.