Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh direct the film from the writing by Kurt Johnstad (300).
Here's the official synopsis for the film, which stars a cadre of Navy Seals, along with Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle, and Nester Serrano:
An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure.
Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home.
Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they engage in an epic firefight with an outcome that has potentially unimaginable consequences for the future of America.
Act of Valor is set for a wide release on February 24th, 2012.
George Mercan from Joblo.com wrote an interesting comment:
The story is fictional, however, and judging from the kind of action that's on display in the trailer below, I'd guess that there's probably a good amount of Hollywood movie magic at work nevertheless. So… fake. I don't understand the whole “real weapons” thing the trailer advertises. It's not like they're using real bullets…
What do you guys think of it?
The comment by George from jobolo.com is incorrect. The movie WAS filmed using real bullets. There’s even a video on Youtube that talks about this by going behind the scenes. Here’s the link to the real bullets video.
That being said this movie does look pretty amazing and I’m looking forward to its release. Here’s a link to some more behind the scenes stuff I found. The Meet the Silent Hero’s one is worth checking out.