‘Beckett’ Trailer: John David Washington Goes To Greece And Has A Bad Time In New Netflix Thriller
I’m a simple man. You tell meVicky Kriepshas a major part in a new movie, and I will absolutely make sure that I watch that movie. It’s as straightforward as that. Hot off her role inM. Night Shyamalan’supcoming horror/thrillerOldand after her performance inPaul Thomas Anderson’smasterfulPhantom Thread,Krieps is literally the only person who matters who’ll be starring in the soon-to-be-released Netflix movie,Beckett. Okay, okay,fine, we’re also plenty excited aboutJohn David Washingtoncontinuing his recent stretch of leading man roles andAlicia Vikanderjoining him as his character’s girlfriend.
Anyway, you can check out the trailer right now.
Beckett Trailer
The film’s plot is as follows: “Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy – and on the run for his life.”
Directed by Italian filmmakerFerdinando Cito Filomarino —who has previously served as second unit director forLuca Guadagnino(A Bigger Splash,Call Me By Your Name,Suspiria) — and from a screenplay byKevin A. Rice,Beckettwas previously announced inNetflix’s 2021 Summer Movie Previewthough no release date was set at the time.
If you remember, earlier this year Netflix promised (threatened?) to drop at leastone original movie per weekthroughout the course of 2021. Some highly-anticipated filmsfizzled out completely, while others certainlylived up to expectations. While a compelling trailer is no guarantee of the final product, consider us thoroughly hyped for the potential of this twisty thriller set in Greece.
Obviously we all know what Krieps brings to the table, but Washington and Vikander are far from strangers to the action genre. Washington, of course, most recently added his talents to Christopher Nolan’s incomprehensibly funTenet, while Vikander has proved her action chops withTomb Raider. Hopefully, Vikander’s role will be rather larger than it’s implied to be in this trailer, but things look rather promising nonetheless.
Beckettis set for release on Netflix onAugust 13, 2021. Here’s the official synopsis:
