PREVIEW: Samaritan (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Javon Walton (The Addams Family 2), Martin Starr (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Moisés Arias (Jockey), Dascha Polanco (In the Heights), Natacha Karam (The Hurricane Heist), Pilou Asbæk (Ghost in the Shell), Jared Odrick (Jade), Michael Aaron Milligan (The Shadow Effect), Deacon Randle (Last Looks)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julius Avery (Overlord), director; Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), writer; Braden Aftergood (Nobody) and Sylvester Stallone (Creed), producers; Jed Kurzel (The Nightingale) and Kevin Kiner (Freaked), composers; David Ungaro (A Prayer Before Dawn), cinematographer; Pete Beaudreau (Queen & Slim) and Matt Evans (The Cloverfield Paradox), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Twenty years ago, Joe Smith (Stallone) moonlighted as famed superhero Samaritan, but disappeared from public life after an epic battle. However, when a young boy named Sam (Walton) discovers that his favourite hero might still be around, Joe is forced back into the spotlight…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Sylvester Stallone becomes the latest actor to don superpowers for a dark and gritty take on the superhero genre, which offers a very different perspective to the popular trend.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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