The film focuses on a great cast with cutting-edge directing and a book background to make room for a possible new action series
Fans of good old action cinema already have an appointment for next Friday (22), the date on which covert agent comes to Netflix. The film is one of the platform’s main bets for this year and brings a very powerful combination: a story with a lot of potential, room for sequels, a strong cast and big names in directing. But what to expect from the new film by the Russo brothers?
The simple fact of being a production of the responsible people themselves Avengers: Infinity War And Ultimatum it’s already great news. Only, this time, the mega meeting they are promoting will not be for superheroes, but for the big Hollywood stars. With Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in the main cast, it’s hard to think how this can go wrong.
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In terms of texture, covert agent it’s exactly the action and spy movie we all know so well, with the hero being the betrayed old agent who must travel the world to find out what’s going on and clean up the anonymous as he struggles to survive. But there are some other things that make things more interesting.
The story centers on Court Gentry (Gosling), one of the CIA’s most skilled mercenaries who uncovers some dirty secrets related to the agency. That said, his head is put in place and other agents he has worked with in the past begin to hunt him down, including Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a former colleague who has always been viewed as a psychopath.
Thus begins a long chase around the world and a lot of punching, shooting and punching just the way we like it.
What’s behind the hidden agent
In the beginning, this script has nothing but a charismatic cast. However, all expectations around covert agent it is also at the origin of this story and above all in the potential it offers. The film is based on the first in a series of books, and depending on the success of the film, we may have a new franchise emerging there.
This week’s Netflix premiere is based on The gray man, by Mark Greaney, the first work in a series of investigative and espionage stories that has been very successful overseas. In all, 11 books of this universe have already been published, with the next one scheduled for next year.
This alone is enough to make Hollywood’s eyes grow on history. However, it is Greaney’s style that can go very well in streaming and make covert agent be the success everyone hopes for.
The author has become one of the main names of this new generation of spy writers with the series covert agent be your main job. From there he began to develop other works within the same theme until he was one of the main collaborators of Tom Clancy, one of the great icons of the genre, in his last years of life and even later, having been the one who continued the saga . Jack Ryan Since 2013.
This way you can tell covert agent brings many elements of Tom Clancy’s stories, both in terms of influence and thematic, and for the simple fact that Greaney has gone through the work of the master.
This just shows how much the new Netflix movie has a lot of potential to become an interesting and long-lived franchise like his. Jack Ryan. And, if that happens, we will have a series of films starring a big name like Ryan Gosling, who has already scored several hits and in different genres. Indeed, this would be the consolidation of his image as an action hero, something he does not yet have, which would be a good contrast to his participation in BarbieFor instance.
good chemistry
In addition to Gosling himself, the participation of the other names in the cast of covert agent It is also beautiful as a highlight. Ana de Armas has become the new darling of cinema and she has already shown that she is very good in the world of action in 007: There is no time to die. Chris Evans needs no introduction, although it is very interesting to see the eternal Captain America as a villain.
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And to handle all of these people together, we have the Russo brothers handling the whole thing, which is another highlight of the film. Also because they presented themselves to the world with a history of espionage and Captain America: Winter Soldierwhich only increases the expectations around here.
In the Marvel movie, Joe and Anthony Russo have already presented this plot of the hero linked to a mega government agency full of secrets and who turns against him and threatens to expose what is happening. The difference is that this was a story that carries the heroic outlines that brings everything from the fantasy side, which gives the covert agent the opportunity to tell this same plot in a simpler way.
At the same time, Winter soldier it served to show how good directors are at both directing action scenes and getting the best out of actors. So much so that Chris Evans becomes Captain America for real, with all the pose and presence expected of the character, under the direction of the brothers.
All this makes us expect a lot from this cast. Evans is already an old acquaintance of the duo, so Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas will be the big surprises and can offer a lot, both in the action itself and in the quieter moments of the plot development.
Plus, we can also expect some occasional dose of humor. The Russo brothers know how to add those funny comments in the middle of the fight and chase without getting into the comedy. Until today, Winter soldier it is considered one of the most serious Marvel films, but it does not leave aside the good humor. the same happens with endless war And Ultimatum.
And the trailers for covert agent already give an idea of ​​how this will be applied in the new feature. This rivalry between the characters of Gosling and Evans will be very well marked by teasing and mockery that bring lightness to the situation, but without losing sight of the action. The story is good and what was shown is even better.
In the end, all the hype surrounding the premiere makes sense and we hope it’s justified. There is a lot of potential in both the film itself and its future, and Netflix is ​​hungry for such a hit.
covert agent arrives in streaming on July 22.
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