“He’s not leaving until the people hunting the girl are dead.” Creasy is back in action! Netflix has debut the full official trailer for their new Man on Fire series – yep, based on the same story turned into everyone’s favorite Denzel Washington movie from a while back. This new Man on Fire stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the titular “Man on Fire”, John Creasy, a former elite mercenary with PTSD. This takes place mostly down in Brazil. The series follows John Creasy, a wounded former mercenary on a quest to get revenge for the loss of his only companion while defending the daughter of his dead colleague from the forces that tore her family apart. The action-packed thriller series launches April 30th. Also starring Billie Boullet, Bobby Cannavale, Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, and Paul Ben-Victor. Based on A.J. Quinnell’s book series, which was adapted a few times before: into the 1987 movie starring Scott Glenn as Creasy & again in 2004 starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. This looks worth watching mainly for Yahya, because he’s always badass, and Braga, who is also superly talented. To keep her safe, he’ll burn it all down. Bring it on. // Continue Reading ›
