UPDATE: The official Trailer for Samaritan is here!
UPDATE: Have a look at the official Poster for Samaritan!
Synopsis: 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.
The film is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video August 26th.
UPDATE: First images from the set of Samaritan!
UPDATE: Sylvester Stallone to start production on Samaritan in a couple months.
Action icon Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: Last Blood) has signed on to star in the superhero film Samaritan.
Directed by Julius Avery (Overlord), the film follows “a young boy setting out to discover if a mythic hero, who vanished 20 years before following a tragic event, is still alive and kicking.”
Stallone will also serve as producer via his Balboa Productions company. Director Avery stated, “Sly is a hero of mine, I’m incredibly thrilled to be working with such an iconic actor on this very special project with Balboa Productions and MGM.”
Production starts rolling early next year.
SOURCE: Empire
