Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Form an Unlikely Alliance in Mayday Trailer
The trailer shows Reynolds crashing behind enemy lines as Branagh’s character nurses him back to health and joins the action.
- On Tuesday, Apple TV released the first trailer for Mayday, an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh as adversaries during the Cold War.
- After crashing his plane into Soviet territory, Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly is discovered by Nikolai Ustinov, an America-obsessed former KGB officer who nurses him back to health.
- Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, known for Game Night, helm the Apple Original Film produced by Skydance Media, drawing inspiration from 1980s buddy comedies.
- Branagh performed many of his own stunts portraying the America-obsessed Nikolai, while producers obsessed over technical accuracy, ensuring the "hard deck" maneuvers remained realistic.
- The film also stars Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorocinski, and David Morse, with Apple TV releasing Mayday on Sept 4.
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Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Team Up Behind Enemy Lines in First Trailer for Apple's Action Comedy 'Mayday' | WATCH | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
Ryan Reynolds in “Mayday,” premiering September 4, 2026 on Apple TV. *Apple Original Films has released the first trailer for “Mayday,” an upcoming action comedy that brings Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh together for an unlikely partnership set during the Cold War. The film centers on Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, played by Reynolds, a confident U.S. Navy pilot assigned to a classified mission deep inside Russian territory. When the oper…
Ryan Reynolds And Kenneth Branagh Team Up In Apple’s New ‘Mayday’
[Image: Facebook] Ryan Reynolds finds himself behind enemy lines in Apple’s first Mayday trailer, with Kenneth Branagh waiting on the other side as a former KGB agent who may or may not be friendly. Either way, it’s a blast to see Branagh, best known for his more ‘artsy’ films, in a role where he gets to beat the crap out of people. Reynolds stars as US Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territ…
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