“No Escape”, from writer-director siblings John and Drew Dowdle tells the tale of Americans-abroad in a nondescript southeast Asian country.

All is well for lead actors Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, who have relocated their on-screen family to Asia, until a coup breaks out, but luckily ex-Bond star Pierce Brosnan is on hand to guide them through the mayhem.

Comedy staple Wilson used his experience of playing an average dad to draw in the audience before he turns into an unlikely action hero.

“Doing those scenes in the beginning where you just sort of see a family that is kind comfortable with each other, I think that as I was doing those scenes, they felt very familiar because I’ve done those in other movies and then the rug just kind of gets pulled out from under my character and I think the audience also, because everything starts to happen really fast.”

Playing against type was a deliberate choice for the two comedy stars as Bell explains.

“It lulls the audience into a false