Deciding to rely on your flight or fight instinct is a powerful decision people must instantly make when they’re unexpectedly met with a dangerous conflict. Jeremy Sumpter must confront his fear of either choosing to take responsibility for the people he has bonded with, or selfishly protecting himself, in Shockya’s new exclusive clip, title ‘The Siege,’ for his upcoming thriller, ‘Billionaire Ransom.’ The actor’s character, Kyle, has one last chance to prove he has the intuition to truly help others in time of deadly conflict, instead of solely acting in his own best interest.

‘Billionaire Ransom’ was directed by ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’s helmer, Jim Gillespie, and written by ‘Ransom’ scribe, Alexander Ignon. In addition to Sumpter, the action film stars Phoebe Tonkin, Ed Westwick, Dominic Sherwood, Elliot Knight and Sebastian Koch. Gravitas Ventures is set to distribute the drama in theaters and On Demand on August 19.

The following synopsis for ‘Billionaire Ransom’ has been released by Gravitas Ventures:

After a car accident that is the last straw for both their families, Kyle (Jeremy Sumpter) and Amy (Phoebe Tonkin) find themselves grouped with other spoiled, out-of-control sons and daughters of international billionaires sent by their frustrated parents to a tough-love wilderness school on a remote island off the coast of Scotland. This is a last opportunity for the over-privileged young adults to grow up, abandon their reckless ways and take responsibility for their own lives — or risk being disinherited. Suddenly, a group of mercenaries led by Billy Speck (Ed Westwick) invade the island, kill the teachers and guards, and hold the privileged lot hostage for the largest ransom in history, one billion dollars. When they learn they are to be killed even if the ransom is paid, their wilderness survival training is their only hope of outwitting the mercenaries and staying alive.

Watch ‘The Seige,’ Shockya’s exclusive clip from ‘Billionaire Ransom,’ below.

Written by: Karen Benardello