Finally! Sylvester Stallone steps up to play a genuine superhero!
And yes, we know he’s played Dredd and Demolition Man and other heroic/comic book characters but this is his first time as an actual superhero and it looks like so much fun.
Playing an ageing superhero, The Samaritan who is, in typical fashion, drawn back into being a hero after leaving it all behind – think Batman meets Rocky.
Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty-five years ago, Granite City’s super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis. Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.
Directed by: Julius Avery
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, Moises Arias
Launching Globally on Prime Video on August 26
Marc
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