{"id":3832,"date":"2026-02-27T19:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:42:53","slug":"owen-wilsons-banned-action-movie-is-airing-on-tv-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"Owen Wilson&#8217;s banned action movie is airing on TV tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Owen Wilson\u2019s banned action movie is airing on TV tonight\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-13-1.png?height=576&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The film also features a former James Bond in one of the lead roles.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p><strong>No Escape<\/strong>, the action thriller starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, which was banned in one country, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 27 February).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The movie centres around American businessman Jack Dwyer (Wilson), his wife Annie (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters as they arrive in an unnamed Southeast Asian country to begin a new life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Jack has moved to the region for work, as his company plans to improve the area&#8217;s water quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Within 24 hours of the Dwyer family&#8217;s arrival, however, a violent coup breaks out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Armed rebels attack the hotel where they&#8217;re staying, ordered to kill any foreigners that they encounter,&#8221; the plot synopsis adds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Amid utter chaos, Jack must find a way to save himself and his loved ones from the violence erupting all around them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>No Escape Trailer<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NO ESCAPE - OFFICIAL UK TRAILER [HD]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8f4P_EKtiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Brosnan, meanwhile, plays an enigmatic British traveller named Hammond, who crosses paths with Dwyers and may know more about the political uprising than he lets on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Upon release in 2015, No Escape received mixed reviews but was a box office hit, grossing $54.4 million on a reported $5 million budget. That said, the film did cause some controversy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The movie never reveals the country in Southeast Asia where its story takes place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>No Escape was shot in Thailand; however, a condition of the picture being filmed there was that the thriller never identifies the country as its setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The trailers for the movie wound up causing uproar in Cambodia over the use of upside-down Khmer lettering on police shields shown in the promo clips. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Khmer is the official language of Cambodia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Taking great exception to the suggestion that the events of No Escape were taking place in the country, Cambodia&#8217;s government banned the movie from being screened there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above So Below, Devil, Quarantine), No Escape is airing on TV tonight on the channel <strong>Legend at 9pm<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The film is also currently streaming on NOW.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>For JOE&#8217;s list of other movies on TV tonight, click here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Owen #Wilsons #banned #action #movie #airing #tonight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The film also features a former James Bond in one of the lead roles. No Escape, the action thriller starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, which was banned in one country, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 27 February). 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