The Hurricane Heist

The Hurricane Heist, originally entitled Category 5, is an upcoming American disaster-thriller film directed by Rob Cohen. The film stars Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, and Ralph Ineson.

A team of tech hackers embark on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. mint facility at the same time a disastrous Category 5 hurricane is set to strike. The remaining people left in the deserted beach town are a meteorologist, a Treasury agent and the meteorologist’s ex-Marine brother. Together they not only must survive the hurricane, but also stop the mastermind thieves from accomplishing the heist of the century.

In January 2016, it was announced that Rob Cohen had signed on to write and direct Category 5 with casting underway and a Summer 2016 principal production start set. In February 2016, it was announced that the film had been acquired for distribution in a large number of international locations via the European Film Market. In May 2016, it was revealed that Toby Kebbell had been set to star in the film. In June 2016, the rest of the cast was announced.

Over a year later, in July 2017, the completed film (now titled The Hurricane Heist) was acquired for domestic distribution by Entertainment Studios with an early 2018 release date slated.

Principal photography on the film began on August 29, 2016 in Bulgaria.