{"id":801510,"date":"2026-07-14T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801510\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:04:10","slug":"mayday-trailer-ryan-reynolds-stars-in-cold-war-buddy-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801510\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mayday&#8217; Trailer: Ryan Reynolds Stars In Cold War Buddy Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNot sure if <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ryan-reynolds\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ryan-reynolds\" data-tag=\"ryan-reynolds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Reynolds<\/a> can charm his way out of this one. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple-original-films\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-original-films\" data-tag=\"apple-original-films\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Original Films<\/a> has dropped the first trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/mayday\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mayday\" data-tag=\"mayday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayday<\/a>, the upcoming action-buddy-comedy starring\u00a0Reynolds and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/kenneth-branagh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Branagh<\/a> ahead of its September 4 bow on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple-tv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv\" data-tag=\"apple-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn the pic, when hot shot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy \u201cAssassin\u201d 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\u2019s toast \u2013 but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy\u2019s rescue, and a bond neither saw coming?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cYou are now crossing Soviet airspace,\u201d a stern voice is heard at the beginning of the trailer. Cut to Reynolds\u2019 Kelly tied to a bed. \u201cOh good, you have not died,\u201d says Branagh\u2019s Nikolai. \u201cWho are you?\u201d, asks Reynolds, adding \u201cWhy am I tied to the bed?\u201d Nikolai replies, \u201cSo you would not move during the surgery.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cSurgery, what surgery\u201d, asks Kelly. \u201cIn your leg, I repaired an artery,\u201d says Nikolai. \u201cYou screamed a lot, but that is my fault, because I don\u2019t have proper anesthesia,\u201d he admits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCast also includes Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova and David Morse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Apple Original Film from Skydance Media is written, directed and produced by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, alongside Maximum Effort\u2019s Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau. Reynolds and George Dewey will also produce through Maximum Effort, along with John G. Scotti, serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCheck out the trailer above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not sure if Ryan Reynolds can charm his way out of this one. 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