PREACHER's Dominic Cooper Kicks Ass in First STRATTON Trailer
Here's the first trailer for Stratton, an action thriller directed by Con Air's Simon West that was originally going to star Henry Cavill, but now stars Preacher lead and former Howard Stark Dominic Cooper.
My feelings about this movie can be summed up by what happens at the 00:30 mark, when the villain is described as "the most dangerous man I've ever known" and it cuts to the bad guy punching someone multiple times in the chin...except if you really watch, you'll see that he's clearly not making contact and the guy he's punching is just hurling his head back as if he's gotten hit. I'm obviously not saying that he should have REALLY punched the guy in the face, but for this level of "movie mistake" to make it into a trailer — especially the first trailer, our big introduction to this world that's supposed to make us want to really see the movie — seems like a bad sign. If I picked up on it the first time I watched it, the editors (who probably watched this footage hundreds of times) had to notice. Did they just not have any other usable footage? Like I said...not exactly a great indicator about the movie's quality.
But hey, we'll see what happens when the real film comes out. Maybe that shot isn't even in the film's final cut. The only problem is Stratton doesn't have an official U.S. release date yet, so we'll keep you posted on that.
Stratton, a Special Boat Service operative for MI6, and his American counterpart Marty, scope a laboratory complex in Iran in order to intercept deadly biochemical weapons. This most complex of missions goes spectacularly wrong however and in the mayhem Marty is mortally wounded. Stratton knows his trusted friend isn’t going to make it.
Back at base Stratton is summoned by the big boss at MI6. She has received intel that a former Soviet operative – Barovski – has gone rogue. Thought to be dead for the last 20 years, he plans to use deadly chemical weapons stolen from his former paymasters to take revenge. Hot on Barovski’s tail, Stratton and his team are despatched to Rome, including Hank, a US Navy Seal and loyal student of Marty’s from back in the day. Pumped up with hatred for the man who killed his friend, Hank goes all out, blowing the team’s cover and allowing Barovski an opportunity to escape.
On their return to London, Stratton and Hank track down the creator of the bio weapons and force him to reveal all he knows. Once again, however, they find their mission has been compromised; they seem to be taking one step back for every two steps forward.
Stratton and his team are not ones to give up easily however; their training simply does not allow that. In this race against time we discover that Barovski may have a weapon, but so do we…Stratton.