A new movie about a flawed (mumps) vaccine and the medical fallout

Book Bit for June 1 ,2024

“Protocol 7”

 

Based on real-life events, comes the corporate thriller, Protocol 7. Alexis Koprowski, a devoted mother and small-town family lawyer, Adrian Jay, a renegade doctor exiled from the medical profession, and Steve Schilling, a virologist at a prominent vaccine laboratory turned corporate whistleblower, work together to hold a large pharmaceutical corporation accountable for allegedly fraudulent test results behind a failing mumps vaccine. Protocol 7 takes us behind the corporate curtain, exposing a chain of command that devolves responsibility, prioritizes profits over people, and fosters an amoral mindset of "just following orders.”

 

Hmm. A movie about an actual situation, where people at Big Pharma planned to make lots of money with a vaccine that was rushed into distribution, which may have been quick-vetted despite to inconsistent or fraudulent data. Sounds familiar, right? Pretty scary scenario.

 

We talk to British actor/singer/Producer Matthew Marsden. His acting career began in the UK, where he rose to stardom from his role on the long-running ITV series Coronation Street as Chris Collins. The role earned Marsden Top Newcomer at the National Television Awards. He went on to star in the independent drama Shiner (2000), opposite Michael Caine and the film The Sun Sisters (1997). In addition, Marsden signed with Columbia Records and recorded the hit single "She's Gone," with Destiny's Child, as well as a solo album called Say Who. Marsden left the UK to pursue a music and acting career in the US and hasn't looked back. Since moving to America, Marsden has been working successfully on feature film, television, and music. He starred in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001) and he was the lead in USA's epic film Helen of Troy (2003).

Marsden studied performing arts at Middlesex University. He was also a member of the acclaimed National Youth Theatre.

 

Here's the trailer:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-NyF2d_hVY