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Dark Web: Cicada 3301
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 is a 2021 American action-comedy thriller film directed by Alan Ritchson, in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joshua Montcalm. Inspired by the eponymous organization, it stars Jack Kesy, Conor Leslie, Ron Funches, and Ritchson. Kesy portrays a hacker who participates in Cicada's recruitment game while evading the NSA.
The film was released digitally by Lionsgate Films on March 12, 2021.
Arrested by the NSA for his involvement with the secretive organization Cicada 3301, hacker Connor testifies in front of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about the events that transpired. Connor explains that 29 days earlier, he inadvertently found the organization's recruitment game, which requires participants to solve a series of puzzles in order to join. Strong-armed by the NSA to help them shut down Cicada, Connor takes part in the game alongside Gwen, a librarian seeking to be recruited, and his best friend Avi. The three succeed in finding clues from the puzzles, but after nearly being killed by another group of participants, Gwen and Avi drop out. Connor continues the game and eventually causes a massive power outage, earning him an invitation to Cicada's private party in England.
Recognizing Cicada intends to bring chaos to the world, Connor informs Gwen and Avi of his plans to stop the organization at the party, prompting them to join him. The infiltration goes awry, resulting in Connor and Gwen being captured by Cicada's leader, Phillip Dubois. Dubois, who defends the organization as bringing equality to an unjust world, reveals Gwen is a treasonous NSA agent pursuing amnesty through Cicada. Connor and Gwen are ordered to shoot the other with an antique pistol in order to join Cicada, but Connor instead kills Dubois' guards. Gwen is shot and provides Connor with a USB drive to obtain the information Cicada holds. Confronted by Connor, Dubois confesses he is an actor following orders from Cicada and was unaware anyone would be harmed. As the NSA storms the building, Connor succeeds in downloading the information before being knocked unconscious in his escape attempt, while the agents kill Dubois.
At the conclusion of Connor's testimony, the judges find fault in the NSA's tactics, but also inform Connor he has incriminated himself in several felonies. However, Connor reveals he was stalling the court with his testimony in order to start leaking the private documents he downloaded. Connor threatens to continue leaking information unless he receives $1 million for each document and Avi is released from custody. His extortion successful, Connor uses his new finances to assist others. He receives a message from Gwen, who is now a member of Cicada.
Featured on the film's United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are Victoria Snow as Judge Mary Collins, Marvin Karon as Judge Bates, and Rothaford Gray as Judge Walters. In Connor's apartment, Alyssa Cheatham portrays young tenant Sophia, Quancetia Hamilton portrays Sophia's mother, and Anselmo DeSousa portrays landlord Mr. Costa. Tori, a waitress at Connor's bar, is played by Linnea Currie-Roberts. Al Sapienza plays NSA Agent Mike Croft and Benjamin Sutherland appears as William, a bar patron who gets hacked by Connor.
At Avi's college, Ron Mustafaa plays a library clerk and Zane O'Connor plays a security guard. Jess Salgueiro portrays Shauna, a young woman who encounters Avi at the Cicada party. Jake Michaels and Hanneke Talbot, who appeared on the series Titans alongside Leslie, Ritchson, and Sanelli, portray the lookout for the NSA team and a hologram of an Ancient Greek woman, respectively. Michael T. Burgess appears as one of the deer-masked assailants participating in the recruitment game. Connor's father is portrayed by Patrick Garrow.
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 was announced in 2018 as the first original project of Phreaker Films, a film fund run by Alan Ritchson. The fund was established through a partnership between Ritchson's AllyCat Entertainment and Marina Acton, a Silicon Valley–based venture capitalist. Originally entitled Cicada 3301, it is inspired by the eponymous organization that posted a set of puzzles to recruit codebreakers from the public on three occasions.
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Dark Web: Cicada 3301
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 is a 2021 American action-comedy thriller film directed by Alan Ritchson, in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joshua Montcalm. Inspired by the eponymous organization, it stars Jack Kesy, Conor Leslie, Ron Funches, and Ritchson. Kesy portrays a hacker who participates in Cicada's recruitment game while evading the NSA.
The film was released digitally by Lionsgate Films on March 12, 2021.
Arrested by the NSA for his involvement with the secretive organization Cicada 3301, hacker Connor testifies in front of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about the events that transpired. Connor explains that 29 days earlier, he inadvertently found the organization's recruitment game, which requires participants to solve a series of puzzles in order to join. Strong-armed by the NSA to help them shut down Cicada, Connor takes part in the game alongside Gwen, a librarian seeking to be recruited, and his best friend Avi. The three succeed in finding clues from the puzzles, but after nearly being killed by another group of participants, Gwen and Avi drop out. Connor continues the game and eventually causes a massive power outage, earning him an invitation to Cicada's private party in England.
Recognizing Cicada intends to bring chaos to the world, Connor informs Gwen and Avi of his plans to stop the organization at the party, prompting them to join him. The infiltration goes awry, resulting in Connor and Gwen being captured by Cicada's leader, Phillip Dubois. Dubois, who defends the organization as bringing equality to an unjust world, reveals Gwen is a treasonous NSA agent pursuing amnesty through Cicada. Connor and Gwen are ordered to shoot the other with an antique pistol in order to join Cicada, but Connor instead kills Dubois' guards. Gwen is shot and provides Connor with a USB drive to obtain the information Cicada holds. Confronted by Connor, Dubois confesses he is an actor following orders from Cicada and was unaware anyone would be harmed. As the NSA storms the building, Connor succeeds in downloading the information before being knocked unconscious in his escape attempt, while the agents kill Dubois.
At the conclusion of Connor's testimony, the judges find fault in the NSA's tactics, but also inform Connor he has incriminated himself in several felonies. However, Connor reveals he was stalling the court with his testimony in order to start leaking the private documents he downloaded. Connor threatens to continue leaking information unless he receives $1 million for each document and Avi is released from custody. His extortion successful, Connor uses his new finances to assist others. He receives a message from Gwen, who is now a member of Cicada.
Featured on the film's United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are Victoria Snow as Judge Mary Collins, Marvin Karon as Judge Bates, and Rothaford Gray as Judge Walters. In Connor's apartment, Alyssa Cheatham portrays young tenant Sophia, Quancetia Hamilton portrays Sophia's mother, and Anselmo DeSousa portrays landlord Mr. Costa. Tori, a waitress at Connor's bar, is played by Linnea Currie-Roberts. Al Sapienza plays NSA Agent Mike Croft and Benjamin Sutherland appears as William, a bar patron who gets hacked by Connor.
At Avi's college, Ron Mustafaa plays a library clerk and Zane O'Connor plays a security guard. Jess Salgueiro portrays Shauna, a young woman who encounters Avi at the Cicada party. Jake Michaels and Hanneke Talbot, who appeared on the series Titans alongside Leslie, Ritchson, and Sanelli, portray the lookout for the NSA team and a hologram of an Ancient Greek woman, respectively. Michael T. Burgess appears as one of the deer-masked assailants participating in the recruitment game. Connor's father is portrayed by Patrick Garrow.
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 was announced in 2018 as the first original project of Phreaker Films, a film fund run by Alan Ritchson. The fund was established through a partnership between Ritchson's AllyCat Entertainment and Marina Acton, a Silicon Valley–based venture capitalist. Originally entitled Cicada 3301, it is inspired by the eponymous organization that posted a set of puzzles to recruit codebreakers from the public on three occasions.