Samuel L Jackson to play US President in Big Game

Hollywood A-Lister Samuel L Jackson is to star in Big Game, the English-language debut of Finnish director Jalmari Helander.

Shooting begins in Finland and Germany in late summer on the thriller, which centres on a teenage Finnish boy who has to spend the night in a forest. Events take a dramatic turn when the President’s plane, Air Force One, is shot down by terrorists, forcing the unlikely pair to fight for survival.