Taglines: 25 years ago the world’s greatest hero vanished.
Samaritan Movie Storyline. Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City’s super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis. Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.
Samaritan is an American superhero film directed by Julius Avery, written by Bragi F. Schut, and starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role, Javon Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, and Moises Arias. Described as a dark, new take on superhero movies, the story was previously adapted into the Mythos Comics graphic novels by Schut, Marc Olivent, and Renzo Podesta. It is a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Balboa Productions. Samaritan was released on August 26, 2022, by United Artists Releasing and Amazon Studios via streaming on Prime Video.
The release of Samaritan has been delayed several times, having previously scheduled to be released on November 20, 2020, December 11, 2020, and June 4, 2021. The film was released on August 26, 2022. It will be MGM’s first film to be released theatrically after the completion of the studio’s merger deal with Amazon on March 17, 2022.
Samaritan (2022)
Directed by: Julius Avery
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Javon Walton, Martin Starr, Moisés Arias, Dascha Polanco, Natacha Karam, Pilou Asbæk, Jared Odrick, Michael Aaron Milligan, Deacon Randle, Aria Seymore
Screenplay by: Bragi F. Schut
Production Design by: Greg Berry, Christopher Glass
Cinematography by: David Ungaro
Costume Design by: Kelli Jones
Set Decoration by: Lynne Mitchell
Art Direction by: Audra Avery, Victor Capoccia
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong violence and strong language.
Distributed by: United Artists Releasing (United States), Universal Pictures (International)
Release Date: August 26, 2022
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