The Protégé: Trailer & Poster

"Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer. But when Moody – the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival – is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves even tighter."



Directed by Martin Campbell and written by Richard Wenk, the film is produced by Arthur Sarkissian, Moshe Diamant, Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, and Chris Milburn. Starring Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Robert Patrick, The Protégé premieres in U.S. Theaters August 20, 2021. (Official website via protege.movie).



With rehashed and re-adapted plots and characters, blended with familiar action of recent Hollywood actioneers ("John Wick", "Atomic Blonde", "Nobody" on-and-on since "Jason Bourne" for pete's sake ... What? You didn't know about "Nikita"?), this looks to be hella fun! Hey, I'm not here to knock it, as it looks to be a straight-up revenge tale without the need to test my brains too much LOL

That said, you've got to appreciate their movie poster (seen up top) which does not show ALL the actors at all LOL (below stills via @TheProtegeMovie).