The first trailer for Mayday dropped today from AppleTV+ and it looks like a highly entertaining action comedy exploring a highly improbable friendship set in the midst of the Cold War.
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Mayday sees Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh bringing in the laughs along with some pretty cool action and high-stakes scenarios, in a movie that’s a firm nod to the buddy movies of the ’80s.
Here’s the official synopsis:
When hot shot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy ‘Assassin’ Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines.
Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast – but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy’s rescue, and a bond neither saw coming?
Goldstein and Daley released a statement about the movie, saying: “The buddy films of the 1980’s were a bizarre and enticing blend of humour, danger and genuine heart.
“Mayday is our ode to this genre, with the unlikely pairing of Ryan Reynolds and Sir Kenneth Branagh in a Cold War adventure that explores what it means to be patriotic, but ultimately what it means to be human.”
I don’t know, there’s something about this film that makes it look too good to miss. From the trailer, it also looks like Reynolds and Branagh had a fun time filming together.
Check out the full trailer below:
And you’ll be able to watch Mayday when it’s released on AppleTV+ on 4th September.
What do you think of the trailer for Mayday? Will you be watching when it’s released on AppleTV+? Comment below.
