Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans are two action stars in contemporary audiovisuals. The former has starred in major hits, either in theaters (part of the ‘Fast & Furious’ saga) or on streaming (‘Red Alert’, on Netflix). The latter, for his participation in the UCM as Steve Rogers, Captain America. Amazon MGM has now come along to bring them together in a single feature film. The result is called ‘Red One’ and already has its first trailer and poster.
In it we can see Johnson fighting to free Santa Claus, played by Oscar winner JK Simmons (‘Whiplash’), with the aim of saving Christmas. It will be at this moment when a dubious bounty hunter (Evans) will enter the scene to help the protagonist complete his mission. Thus, the advance leaves striking moments: see the WWE celebrity standing up to an army of snowmen on a paradise beach or his alliance with a talking polar bear.
‘Red One’ is directed by Jake Kasdan, responsible for titles such as ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ and its sequel, ‘The Next Level’, ‘Bad Teacher’ and ‘Sex Tape: Something’s Happening in the Cloud’, and features a script written by Chris Morgan, who wrote the scripts for several installments of ‘Fast & Furious’, ‘Wanted’ and ‘Shazam! The fury of the gods’. Its cast, among others, also includes Kiernan Shipka (‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’), Lucy Liu (‘Kill Bill’) and Bonnie Hunt (‘Rain Man’). The film, produced by Warner, will be released in Spanish theatres on 15 November.
Competence
For this reason, it will have to compete at the box office with ‘Gladiator 2’, one of the most anticipated releases of the year, in which Ridley Scott is once again behind the cameras. to focus on Lucius, son of Lucilla, and which is set 25 years after the original peplum. Starring Paul Mescal (‘Aftersun’), Pedro Pascal (‘Narcos’), Denzel Washington (‘Philadelphia’), Joseph Quinn (‘Stranger Things’) and Connie Nielsen, returning to the role she played in the 2000 film.
Furthermore, it is the same day that ‘Thug’ will debut in theatersthe new collaboration between Norwegian filmmaker Hans Petter Moland (‘In Order of Disappearance’) and Liam Neeson after ‘Revenge Below Zero’. The thriller, which tells the story of an old gangster who seeks forgiveness from his family, also stars Ron Perlman (‘Drive’) and Yolonda Ross (‘Carnal Love’).
