Sniper: Reloaded


Sniper: Reloaded is a 2011 direct to video action film which was directed by Claudio Fäh and was the fourth installment in the Sniper film series and a sequel to Sniper 3. This film is the first in the series of Sniper that does not feature the character of Thomas Beckett, who was portrayed by Tom Berenger.
Instead, it introduces his son Brandon, who was portrayed by Chad Michael Collins. Also, Billy Zane reprises his role as Richard Miller from the first film. The film was shot from 1 March 2010 to 3 April 2010 on location in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was released on DVD on April 26, 2011.

Plot

Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett, the son of the previous Sniper film’s protagonist Thomas Beckett, takes up the mantle set by his father and goes on a mission of his own. While working with the UN Forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brandon Beckett receives orders to rescue a European farmer, Jean van Brunt, in the middle of hostile rebel territory.
When he and his men arrive at the farm, a mysterious sniper ambushes them, wounding Beckett and killing everyone else. With the help of his father’s former protégé, sniper instructor Richard Miller, and UN Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz Beckett sets out on a personal mission to avenge the deaths of his team members.
In the resulting climax of the film, Beckett learns the identity of the sniper, ex-Marine Vincent “The Italian” Masiello, a former student of Miller’s who was acting under the orders of United Nations Colonel Ralf Jäger to cover up an arms dealing conspiracy supplying weapons to both sides of an ongoing civil war. The mysterious sniper is finally killed by Brandon.
Shortly after apprehending Jäger, Beckett is offered the job by Miller for Special Operations.

Cast

A sequel titled Sniper: Legacy, was released in 2014.