This year, fans of the ‘Rocky’ protagonist will be able to enjoy the legendary actor’s appearances not only on the big screen, but also from home. As we have already announced, Sylvester Stallone will once again be in the cast of the new episode of “The Expendables”, already the fourth, in the role of Barney Ross, which will be released in theaters in 2022. But it is also the actor will finally premiere on August 26 ‘Samaritan’a superhero action thriller that will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and for which the platform has just released a poster and its first three images:
According to its official synopsis, ‘Samaritan’ introduces us “Sam Cleary (Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton), a 13-year-old who suspects his mysterious and lonely neighbor, Mr. Smith (Stallone), is hiding a big secret. 20 years ago, Samaritan, the super-powerful Granite vigilante City, was given up for dead after a huge confrontation in a warehouse with his rival, Nemesis. People left Samaritan for dead, but some citizens like Sam hope he’s still alive. The streets are becoming more and more dangerous, so Sam decides to take his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from chaos. ”
The film features behind the scenes Julius Avery, director of “Overlord” and “Son of a Gun”, and the cast also includes Pilou Asbæk (“Ben-Hur”), Dasha Polanco (“Orange is the new black”), Moises Arias (“The kings of summer”). Sylvester Stallone is executive producer along with Braden Aftergood, David Kern, Adam Rosenberg and Guy Riedel. The screenplay is written by Bragi F. Schut, screenwriter of “Escape Room” and the animated series “Ninjago”, who claims to have been inspired by “Unprotected” and “Discovering Forrester”.
We want more
In addition to the previews already mentioned, the actor will also be present in the third installment of “Guardians of the Galaxy” in the role of Stakar Ogord. We still don’t know if he will have more weight than the second volume, where he played a small role. Either way, we’ll have to wait until next year, as Vol. 3 won’t hit theaters until May 5, 2023.
In the meantime, we will be enjoying his role as Mr. Smith in the new Amazon Prime Video movie, “Samaritan”, which, we remember, It will premiere on the streaming platform on August 26.
Source: E Cartelera
