Music video director Benny Boom recently signed on to direct the upcoming crime action packed film, S.W.A.T: Fire-Fight. Benny Boom has directed numerous videos for many Hip Hop and R&B artists such as Ciara, Cassidy, Monica, Amerie, Birdman, 50 Cent, Mario, Keyshia Cole, R. Kelly, Robin Thicke, and many others. S.W.A.T.: Fire-Fight will be Benny Boom’s second film as he directed the film Next Day Air last year. 

Benny Boom’s purpose for coming on set is to bring new innovative ideas to the film which stars Gabriel Macht, Carly Pope, Robert Patrick and Giancarlo Esposito. Photography for S.W.A.T. is taking place in Detroit, Michigan all this week.

“I look forward to the action and bringing the city of Detroit to life,” says Boom.

The first film S.W.A.T. which was released in 2003 starred actors Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Colin Farrell, and Jeremy Renner and surrounded a plot of a French drug lord who is planning to break free from prison and promised $100 million to his rescuer. The plot of the sequel surrounds LAPD Lieutenant Paul Cutler who is transferred to train a Detroit S.W.A.T. team on new anti-terrorism and homeland security techniques. Cutler later finds himself as the target of a homicidal genius who is protected by government officials. 

“It’s exciting to bring an iconic TV show to life,” said executive producer Scott Putman. “The film is going to be gritty, edgy, and suspenseful. I used to watch the TV series when I was a kid, and I couldn’t be more excited to help carry on the name.”

The release date of the movie will be announced in the coming weeks.