Former “Days of our Lives” actor Mark Valley is starring in the new film from director Luca Elmi called “Hostage,” which wrapped principal photography this week in Kentucky, Deadline reported.
Written by Drew Ingram and produced by his Stagmoor Studios, the film also stars William Moseley (“The Chronicles of Narnia” franchise) and follows a charismatic politician’s road to the governor’s office as it takes an unexpected twist when he becomes embroiled in a high-stakes hostage situation that forces him to confront his past and threatens to derail his path to power.
Valley will play Jon Lewis, the ruthless campaign manager working for Logan Marshall (Moseley), who is described as a rising political star and the Independent candidate in the upcoming Kentucky gubernatorial election. The kind of politician every voter wants to believe in, a proud Kentuckian, handsome, young, charismatic, and commanding, with a supportive wife and daughter by his side. However, beneath the surface, Logan is a man barely holding it together. While he is polished in public, he’s messy in private and completely unpredictable when pushed. Behind the speeches and the campaign smiles, he constantly flirts with his darker impulses and baser instincts. He is a politician unraveling at the worst possible time.
As for Jon, he keeps the wheels turning and isn’t afraid to speak the uncomfortable truth. He is brutally honest, unflappable, and cynical—his goal is to win at all costs, even if it means cutting moral corners. While he serves as Logan’s closest confidant, he is also a constant reminder of the pressures and compromises that come with ambition. Jon’s loyalty is absolute, but his patience wears thin as Logan spirals.
A release date for the film has not been announced.
Since concluding his run as a recast Jack Deveraux on “Days of our Lives” in 1997, Valley has gone on to star in multiple TV shows, including “Pasadena,” “Keen Eddie,” “Boston Legal,” “Fringe,” “Human Target,” “Harry’s Law,” “Body of Proof,” “Crisis,” “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” and more recently “Blood & Treasure,” among others.
He’s also appeared in such films as “The Siege,” “The Next Best Thing,” “Shrek the Third,” “Stolen,” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” among others.