The Gray Man: release date, cast and trailer for Netflix action film
The globe-trotting thriller is the streamer's most expensive original film to date.
It’s shaping up to be a great year for summer blockbusters with the arrival of Top Gun: Maverick and Minions: The Rise of Gru in cinemas around the globe.
And now, Netflix is getting in on the action with new blockbuster movie The Gray Man – the streaming platform’s most expensive film ever.
With the cast including names such as Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, and Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo taking the reins behind the camera, the film certainly has all the ingredients to be Netflix’s first bona fide blockbuster success.
And that's not even mentioning the fact that the globe-trotting adventure takes us to locations all across Europe – with some impressive set pieces unfolding in various cities from Prague to Vienna.
The film has arrived on Netflix following a short exclusive theatrical run – read on for everything you need to know about how to watch it, what it's about and who else features in the all-star cast.
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The Gray Man Netflix release date
As has been the case for several of Netflix's other big film releases, The Gray Man debuted exclusively in cinemas before becoming available globally on the platform shortly afterward.
The movie landed in select cinemas on Friday 15th July 2022, while Netflix subscribers wanting to watch the film at home had to wait until Friday 22nd July.
The Gray Man plot
The film is based on a novel written by Mark Greaney – and indeed is intended to be the first in a franchise that will continue to adapt the author's Gray Man novels.
The official synopsis, provided by Netflix, teases: "The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry, aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy, Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death.
"But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen, a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out. Agent Dani Miranda has his back. He’ll need it."
The Gray Man cast
As mentioned above, Netflix pulled out all the stops when it came to casting the film, with Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana De Armas in the lead roles as Sierra Six, Lloyd Hansen and Dani Miranda respectively.
And they're not the only big names involved: Bridgerton breakout Regé-Jean Page plays CIA bigwig Denny Carmichael, The Matrix Resurrections star Jessica Henwick is his colleague Suzanne Brewer, and Billy Bob Thornton stars as Six's handler, Donald Fitzroy.
There are also key roles for Indian superstar Dhanush, Narcos actor Wagner Moura, and four-time Emmy Award winner Alfre Woodard, while child star Julia Butters – who previously gave a scene-stealing turn in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood – also features prominently.
The cast is rounded out by Callan Mulvey, Eme Ikwuakor, Scott Haze, Michael Gandolfini, Sam Lerner, Robert Kazinsky, and DeObia Oparei.
The Gray Man trailer
You can check out a trailer for the film below – previewing all sorts of explosive action.
Netflix has also released an exclusive clip, showing Gosling and Evans going head to head. Watch below:
The Gray Man was released in select UK cinemas on 15th July 2022, and is available to stream globally on Netflix from 22nd July 2022.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
