Mile 22
Iko Uwais steal the show in the newfangled red band dawdler for Mark Wahlberg ’s new thriller , Mile 22 . Uwais made a stir when he starred in the acclaim action / thrillerThe Raid : Redemptionseveral years back , before return for the ( even crazier and more wild ) sequel , The Raid 2 . Uwais is slowly , but steadily , making a name for himself in Hollywood now , between a abbreviated appearance inStar war : The Force Awakens , his central role inMile 22 , and his bout in the upcoming action at law - comedyStuber(which stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista ) .
write by newbie Lea Carpenter and Graham Roland ( the co - creator of Amazon ’s upcomingJack Ryanseries),Mile 22stars Wahlberg as James Silva , a member of a top - mysterious CIA social unit . When a alien police officer ( Uwais ) defects to the CIA , claiming that he has information on an onslaught that his nation is be after against the U.S. , it falls to Silva to protect and keep him active . However , as thepreviousMile 22trailerillustrated , that ’s much easygoing said that done .
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STX has released a raw trailer forMile 22that covers those same plot beats , without revealing much else beyond those wide strokes . What it lacks in raw story information , the poke makes up for with gritty action and tingle , especially where it concern close - one-fourth fight scenes with Uwais ' character . For more on that , catch the 2d red band trailer in the space above .
join Wahlberg and Uwais in the cast here are MMA whiz Ronda Rousey andThe Walking Dead ’s Lauren Cohan as James ' fellow CIA agents , along with John Malkovich as his boss . Meanwhile , on the opposite side of the camera , Mile 22reunites Wahlberg with director Peter Berg for their fourth movie together . The duad have already set to solve on their fifth collaboration , in the form ofNetflix ’s upcomingWonderlandbook adjustment .
Wahlberg and Berg ’s previous three films ( the docu - thrillersLone Survivor , Deepwater Horizon , andPatriots Day ) were overall well - received by critic , so there ’s a fairish hazard they will go four - for - four withMile 22 . The pair will no doubt be aid in their efforts by the film ’s gifted supporting cast , which boasts several up and come action mechanism whizz ( Rousey , Cohan , Uwais ) and dramatic endowment like Malkovich ( who also work with Wahlberg and Berg onDeepwater Horizon ) . STX is go for to establish a franchise here , so they already have a cracking supporting players in place for a sequel - should the film do well enough to warrant one , of course .
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Mile 22opens in U.S. field on Friday , August 17 .
Source : STX Entertainment
