Faran Tahir To Star In FLIGHT WWII- The Greatest Battle That Never Happened!

The exciting and thrilling first trailer of Pakistani-American Hollywood actor Faran Tahir’s latest upcoming movie, Flight WWII, is out! The film, which starts off being set in present times, tells the story of a modern day 757 fight en route from Washington D.C to London which gets caught up in bad weather, and mysteriously ends up traveling back in time to WWII Germany in the year 1940. How the airplane’s staff struggles to keep passengers alive, safe and somehow fly them back home, forms the basis of the rest of the story.

The flight finds itself caught in a battle between Allied and German Forces and in their desperation to return home safely, those on board manage to turn the tide that wins the war in Europe. The story is based on true events.

Speaking about his character in the movie, Faran states, “I play the lead – the Pilot Mr. Strong. An ordinary flight from Washington D.C. to London is hit by a freak lightening storm and somehow, going back in time, ends up flying over WWII Germany. My job is to bring everyone back home safely. I really enjoyed doing this film and hope audiences enjoy watching the movie just as much”.
As the trailer suggests, Flight WWII is a perfect blend of thrill, sci-fi and loads of action.

Watch the trailer here: www.imdb.com/video/user/vi172601625/

FLIGHT WWII is produced by The Asylum, directed by Emile Edwin Smith, written by Jacob Cooney and is set to officially release in the USA on 2nd June, 2015. To know more about Faran Tahir’s upcoming projects, visit www.imdb.com/name/nm0846687

About Faran Tahir

Faran Tahir (born February 16, 1964) is a Pakistani-American film and television actor. Tahir is best known for his act as Raza, the leader of a terrorist organization, “The Ten Rings” in Iron Man (2008). In 1985, he appeared as Bolshintsov in U.C. Berkeley’s production of A Month in the Country. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Theatre before acquiring a graduate degree from the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.

He made his film debut playing Nathoo in the Disney’s 1994 live-action version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. He has since appeared in such films as Picture Perfect (1997), Anywhere But Here (1999) and Charlie Wilson’s War (2007). He also played the male lead in the 1999 independent film ABCD. In 2008, Tahir played the role of the villain Raza in the Marvel Comics-based Iron Man. He played Starfleet Captain Richard Robau in the 2009 film Star Trek. In 2013, Tahir played President Patel in the science-fiction film Elysium.

Tahir has guest starred on many television series, including Alias, The Practice, Family Law, The Agency, NYPD Blue, Lost, 7th Heaven, The West Wing, Walker, Texas Ranger, The D.A., 24, Monk, Justice, Cold Case, Chuck and Warehouse 13. He also co-starred with Robert Beltran and Chase Masterson in the 2005 Sci-Fi Channel original movie Manticore. He also starred in the medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy as Isaac and appeared on the CW series Supernatural as the Egyptian god Osiris in the seventh season’s episode “Defending Your Life”. Tahir starred in the ghost horror film Jinn. His most recent TV role was that of Frank, Cliff Barnes’ right-hand man in the reboot of Dallas.

He appeared in JAG in the episodes “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown” which served as the two pilot episodes for the series NCIS. Seven years later, Tahir appeared in the spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles.