The new Netflix movie THE GUILTY is a remake of a 2018 Danish film, but director Antoine Fuqua made this take particularly unique as this was a movie shot during the height of the pandemic, which found Fuqua directing from inside a van, and star Jake Gyllenhaal acting in a walled-off set… so if you feel confined and claustrophobic watching the trailer, there’s a reason for it. In the movie, Gyllenhaal plays a 911 operator who deals with a variety of erratic callers, but gets serious when he hears a woman’s voice who is clearly in great danger, and makes it his mission to help save her. While the film looks to be mostly a single-showcase piece for Gyllenhaal, we’re guessing the voices on the phone are likely those of some pretty well-known actors – we know that Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Bill Burr, Riley Keough, and Peter Sarsgaard are in the cast for sure. Check out the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
