Earlier this month, Warner Bros. brought its upcoming summer action-thrillerThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.toComic-Con, where they debuted a new trailer inHall H. With less than one month until the August 21 release, the studio has released a slew of new photos from directorGuy Ritchie’s action-thriller. The images feature new looks at starsHenry Cavill(Napoleon Solo),Armie Hammer(Illya Kuryakin),Alicia Vikander(Gaby Teller) and Elizabeth Debicki (Victoria Vinciguerra).
Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
The supporting cast is rounded out byJared Harris,Hugh Grant,Luca Calvani, Daniel Westwood, David Menkin and soccer starDavid Beckham.Guy Ritchiedirects from a script he co-wrote withLionel Wigram, who produced the director’sSherlock Holmesfilms. The director and his co-writer also serve as producers alongside John Davis and Steve Clark-Hall, withDavid Dobkinserving as an executive producer.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. will go up against Universal Pictures' biopicStraight Outta Comptonand The Weinstein Company’sUnderdogson August 14. Warner Bros. had originally given the adaptation a January 2015 release date back in 2013, before pushing it into the summer months last year. The studio hasn’t announced any plans for a sequel as of yet, but it’s possible that a follow-up may move forward if The Man from U.N.C.L.E. makes a big splash at the box office.
Check out the latest photos from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. below, and let us know what you think of this adaptation, based on the hit 1960s TV series of the same name. Could this be this summer’s last big blockbuster? Or will audiences pass on this Cold War thriller? Let us know what you think, and stay tuned for more updates on The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
