Hulu released a new trailer for their action-packed original film Boss Level, the latest from director Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, The Grey) starring Frank Grillo, best known for his role as the MCU villain Crossbones. In Boss Level, Grillo plays former special forces agent Roy Pulver, trapped in a time loop that continually repeats the day of his murder. After many deaths, Pulver eventually discovers a secret government project that may be the real reason behind the loop he is living in.
In Hulu’s newly released trailer, Grillo’s character has become jaded after repeating the same day over and over again for an indefinite period, a familiar situation found in time loop narratives. “No matter how hard I fight… I die. Every. Single. Day” says Pulver. “It wasn’t always like this,” the lethargic Roy says, who now finds solace in baiji. “I had a woman once (Naomi Watts), and a son I loved (Rio Grillo),” who seem to be the emotional core of the film as Roy goes on to fight the sinister Colonel Clive Ventor. Watch the full trailer below:
Carnahan regular Mel Gibson stars as Colonel Ventor, the head of the secret government program. The film's cast also features Annabelle Wallis, Michelle Yeoh, and Ken Jeong with appearances from now-4x Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski and retired MMA heavyweights Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Boss Level streams March 5th on Hulu.
Boss Level is the latest in a long line of time loop films, which first rose to popularity in 1995 with Groundhog Day and have experienced a resurgence of late with Happy Death Day, Russian Doll, and Hulu’s own Palm Springs. Each of these films seemingly applies the time loop scenario to its respective genre, and Carnahan appears to be doing the same with Boss Level, a full-throttle action flick. Hopefully, this hybrid film can bring something fresh to the action genre.
Source: Hulu