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The Hitman’s Body­guard gets a rol­lick­ing trailer

11 May 2017

Words by Amy Bowker

Watch Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jack­son wreak hav­oc in this action-com­e­dy caper.

An action-packed trail­er for the upcom­ing bud­dy com­e­dy The Hitman’s Body­guard has been released – and it’s a real hoot. Direct­ed by Patrick Hugh­es (of The Expend­ables 3 and Red Hill fame), the film stars Ryan Reynolds as the world’s top pro­tec­tion agent, whose newest client hap­pens to be a noto­ri­ous hit­man played by Samuel L Jackson.

The pair find them­selves thrown togeth­er for an event­ful 24 hours, dur­ing which time they expe­ri­ence explo­sive car chas­es, fiery shoot-outs, a mer­ci­less dic­ta­tor (Gary Old­man) and a whole lot of cre­ative expletives.

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The film’s tongue-in-cheek poster (see below) salutes the Whit­ney Houston/​Kevin Cost­ner action-dra­ma-musi­cal, and Houston’s ​‘I will Always Love You’ pro­vides a com­ic accom­pa­ni­ment to this trailer.

With a stel­lar cast that includes Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim De Almei­da, Kirsty Mitchell and Richard E Grant, we’re look­ing for­ward to the film’s arrival in UK cin­e­mas on 18 August.

Let us know what you make of the trail­er by tweet­ing us @LWLies

Two men in suits in a rainy scene, one holding the other - movie poster for The Hitman's Bodyguard.
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