PREVIEW: America: The Motion Picture (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Judy Greer (The Descendants), Bobby Moynihan (The Book of Henry), Olivia Munn (The Predator), Andy Samberg (Palm Springs), Jason Mantzoukas (The House), Will Forte (Booksmart), Amber Nash (Axis), Lucky Yates (American Dirtbags), Raoul Max Trujillo (Apocalypto), Killer Mike (Criminal Behaviour), Dave Callaham (film debut), Kevin Gillese (The Pharmacist), Z. Gillispie (The Adventures of Ociee Nash), Megan Leahy (The Mule), Mike Schatz (Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters), Christian Danley (film debut), Cris Gray (film debut), Iyad Hajjaj (American Nudist)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Matt Thompson (film debut), director; Dave Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984), writer, producer; Jeff Fastner (film debut), Neal Holman (film debut), Peter Kiernan (6 Balloons), Phil Lord (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Christopher Miller (The Mitchells vs. The Machines), Adam Reed (film debut) and Eric Sims (film debut), producers; Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie), composer; Christian Danley (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In a very tongue-in-cheek take on the American Revolutionary War, a chainsaw-wielding George Washington (Tatum) leads a group of American rebels – including his beer-loving best friend Sam Adams (Mantzoukas), inventor Thomas Edison (Munn), acclaimed horseman Paul Revere (Moynihan) and a vengeful Geronimo (Trujillo) – on an assault against the British forces, including King James (Pegg), to secure freedom for all Americans…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller team up with the creators of Archer for a wildly bonkers – and kind of amazing – anachronistic take on a defining moment in American history.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 30TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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