Elsa Pataky has been intercepted…

The 44-year-old Spanish actress and model will star opposite Luke Bracey in Interceptor, an action drama that’ll be released by Netflix.

Matthew Reilly, the Australian action-thriller writer known for books like Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, Seven Ancient Wonders, and The Tournament, is on board to direct the feature from a screenplay he wrote with screenwriter Stuart Beattie.

The film follows an Army lieutenant who must utilize her years of tactical training and military expertise to save humanity when sixteen nuclear missiles are launched at the U.S., and a violent coordinated attack simultaneously threatens her remote missile interceptor station.

“As those people who have read my novels know, I love telling big action stories that are told at a frenetic pace,” said Reilly. “I wanted to bring that kind of rocket-fast, relentless, high-stakes storytelling to film, and so Interceptor was born. Elsa is just perfect as our lead: a strong, independent and determined woman who, in the face of overwhelming odds, just refuses to give up.”

Production is slated to take place in New South Wales, Australia.

Pataky starred in Netflix’s first Australian original series, Tidelands.