Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds star in Apple TV's 'Mayday.' Courtesy of Apple TV Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh are teaming up for Mayday, with Apple TV releasing a first-look image from the new film during its press day in Santa Monica on Tuesday. The movie, which premieres Sept. 4 on the streamer, is described as a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. When hot shot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he's toast - but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy's rescue, and a bond neither saw coming? Related Stories TV Apple TV's 'Cape Fear' Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Javier Bardem to Debut in June Movies John Cena Is on the Run as Undercover CIA Agent in Mattel-Inspired 'Matchbox' Movie From Apple TV Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova and David Morse round out the ensemble cast. An Apple original hailing from David Ellison's Skydance Media, Mayday is written, directed and produced by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (who most recently helmed Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). The project is part of Skydance's first-look deal with Apple, which previously resulted in the Chris Evans-Ana de Armas action-comedy Ghosted, Mark Wahlberg feature The Family Plan and the genre-bender The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. Reynolds, who also serves as an executive producer on the film, was last seen in 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine; Branagh has lately been focused on directing- with Belfast, Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice as his most recent - but appeared on screen in those latter two films as well as in Oppenheimer. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Trump How Is 'Melania' Playing in Minneapolis? Let's Crunch the Numbers Sam Peckinpah Kenneth Hyman, Warner Bros. Exec and Producer on 'The Hill' and 'The Dirty Dozen,' Dies at 97 Teyonah Parris John Cena Is on the Run as Undercover CIA Agent in Mattel-Inspired 'Matchbox' Movie From Apple TV Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' Review: A Vital Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, as Captured One Magical Evening in 1972 Skydance Media McG's 'Way of the Warrior Kid' Starring Chris Pratt Reveals First Look and Global Debut Date Timothee Chalamet The Real Reason Timothée Chalamet Has Been Thanking Kylie Jenner Trump How Is 'Melania' Playing in Minneapolis? Let's Crunch the Numbers Sam Peckinpah Kenneth Hyman, Warner Bros. Exec and Producer on 'The Hill' and 'The Dirty Dozen,' Dies at 97 Teyonah Parris John Cena Is on the Run as Undercover CIA Agent in Mattel-Inspired 'Matchbox' Movie From Apple TV Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' Review: A Vital Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, as Captured One Magical Evening in 1972 Skydance Media McG's 'Way of the Warrior Kid' Starring Chris Pratt Reveals First Look and Global Debut Date Timothee Chalamet The Real Reason Timothée Chalamet Has Been Thanking Kylie Jenner