The red band trailer for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard was released and it features Samuel L. Jackson dropping multiple F-bombs. The film is a follow-up to the 2017 action-comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard which finds Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson reprising their respective roles as the film's titular bodyguard Michael Bryce and convicted hitman Darius Kincaid who is also husband to Salma Hayek's Sonia Kincaid, the sequel's focal point. The original was a modest success, grossing $180 million and receiving mixed reviews praising Reynolds and Jackson's performances but criticizing the film's clichéd plot and poor execution.
Like many recent productions, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard has seen production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was originally scheduled for an August 2020 release date, but it was pushed back almost an entire year to August 2021. To conceivably capitalize on the early summer movie rush inspired by confidence in the COVID vaccine rollout, Lionsgate bumped the release of The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard up to June 16, 2021. A traditional green band trailer for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard was released earlier today, but it is now getting the dual trailer treatment after fans on Twitter pleaded with the hashtag #ReleaseTheRedBand.
To answer the demand, Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to release the official red band trailer for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, adding the caption #ReleaseTheRedBand as a nod to the social media trend. The trailer finds Reynold's character on a sabbatical from bodyguarding at the behest of his therapist, but his vacation is soon disrupted by Hayek's Sonia who forces him to team up with her to save her husband from the mafia. The clip is nearly identical to the original, except for roughly 25 extra seconds of footage featuring a slew of few Samuel L. Jackson's F-bombs. Watch the red band trailer below:
A glimpse of Antonio Banderas' new villain in The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard can be seen in the preview, as he can be heard uttering two menacing words: "Kill them." Richard E. Grant will return and reprise his role as Seifert while the sequel will welcome Morgan Freeman and Frank Grillo as newcomers.
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is one of a few films in Reynold's impressive 2021 slate that also includes Free Guy and Netflix's star-studded Red Notice. Reynolds has become a significant box office draw and it is clear Lionsgate is positioning the film to ring in a summer of moviegoing that is hopefully unaffected by restraints imposed by the pandemic. As a potential summer blockbuster, its early summer release date in June certainly primes The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard for box office success.
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