Henry Cavill and Guy Ritchie Reteam For The Action Thriller In The Grey

Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza Gonzalez team up in Guy Ritchie’s latest action caper.

Henry Cavill and Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels director Guy Ritchie getting together for a guys-on-a-mission flick is generally good news. Their first collaboration, 2015’s TV adaptation The Man from U.N.C.L.E., is a certified banger, while 2024’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare treated us to ol’ Cav teaming up with Alan Ritchson to slaughter Nazis by the platoon – always a good time. Now they’re back at it again in this upcoming thriller, so we’re more than a bit excited.

In The Grey Trailer

What’s the plot?

As the official synopsis tells us:

When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, a covert team of elite operatives who live in the global shadows, as comfortable wielding power and influence as they are automatic weapons and high explosives, is sent to steal it back on what would be for anyone else a suicide mission. What begins as an impossible heist gets much worse, spiraling into an all-out war of strategy, deception and survival.

Who’s in it?

• Henry Cavill as John Grey.
• Jake Gyllenhaal as Michael Harris.
• Eiza González as Sophia.
• Rosamund Pike.
• Fisher Stevens.
• Jason Wong as Gucci.
• Emmett J. Scanlan.
• Carlos Bardem.

When’s it out?

In The Grey hits Australian cinemas on May 14.

What’s the vibe?

Well, it looks like your typical glib, brutal Guy Ritchie joint, which is a good sign. But it’s worth remembering that Ritchie can be a bit hit and miss at times, and I say this as someone who willingly sat through the all but unwatchable Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre a few years back. Hopefully Ritchie’s in form for this one, but at least the cast seem to be enjoying themselves haring around exotic locations and blowing stuff up.