Chris Hemsworth & Viola Davis Star Universal New Film Blackhat by Michael Mann. Blackhat is an upcoming 2015 American action thriller mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Michael Mann. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, and Wang Leehom. It is set for release on January 16, 2015. American and Chinese agencies work together to capture a cyber criminal who seems unmotivated by politics or finance, as he seeks to cripple the international banking network. With the help of furloughed convict Nicholas Hathaway (Hemsworth), the authorities pursue the mysterious figure through Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Jakarta.