Special effects, hits, more hits and Sylvester Stallone. The formula may seem simple, but it is usually so effective that from Prime Video they have decided to repeat it in the film Samaritan with the certainty that it will captivate the fans of one of the most iconic actors in action cinema.
Stallone and Javon “Wanna” Waltonwho rose to stardom thanks to the series “Euphoria” (2019), star in this action thriller that premieres on Friday, August 26 exclusively on Prime Video, the streaming platform. streaming of the e-commerce giant Amazon.
Samaritan It offers a niche audience what it expects from the film: be dazzled by Stallone’s physical power, spend some time with adrenaline-pumping excitement, and enjoy seeing how a superhero saves an entire city while transmitting a hopeful message to society.
The plot revolves around Sam Cleary (played by Walton), a 13-year-old boy who suspects that behind the lonely image of his neighbor, Mr. Smith (Stallone), hides a fallen superhero.
Granite City is the city where the events take place, a city destroyed by chaos, crime and the lack of values of some of its neighbors who frighten many others who yearn for Samaritan’s return.
Until 20 years ago, he was in charge of keeping Granite City for good, but the fire during a confrontation with his archenemy Nemesis caused him to lose track and everyone thinks he died then.
Everyone except young Sam, who is completely sure that Mr. Smith and Samaritan are the same person and that he must convince him to save the city from ruin.
“Some of us put the experience and the younger ones, the energy,” joked Stallone during a press conference with international media attended by Efe.
Likewise, The New York interpreter assured that he worked with Walton in a “very relaxed” environment because the boy is “very intelligent” and adapted “quickly” to his role in the film.
Action, fantasy and suspense come together in this production whose cast completes the Dominican Dascha Polanco (“Orange Is The New Black”)Pilou Asbæk (“Borgen”) and Moises Arias (“Hannah Montana”).
“I feel very proud to represent the Latino community by playing the role of Tiffany (Sam’s mother), a struggling woman who makes great sacrifices but always has time to educate her son,” Polanco explained in an interview with Eph prior to the premiere of Samaritan.
Polanco said it was an “honor” to work with Stallone and referred to his co-star Javon “Wanna” Walton: “He’s very good, he has a spectacular future but he even has a better heart.”
Samaritan is directed by Julius Avery (“Overlord”) and the script is in charge of Bragi F. Schut (“Escape Room”) in a 101-minute film and suitable for all audiences from 13 years old.
For its part, Braden Aftergood along with Stallone himself act as executive producers of this film that will be the first production so far this year in which the historical actor participates.
“Now I enjoy acting as much or more than when I was 30 or 35 years old. When you think you know everything, you know nothing,” Stallone said during the “Samaritan” promotional event.
53 years of experience on the big screen endorse Stallone, who will always be remembered as Rocky or Rambo and whose figure has been linked to a kind of legend that links him to action movies with a moral.
A hitherto infallible formula that some may find something like ‘coffee for very coffee lovers’, but usually brings with it some more than remarkable audience records. (AND)
Source: Eluniverso
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