It’s only June, but Hollywood’s major studios are already preparing for Christmas and winter break, the most profitable holiday of the year for the entertainment industry.
Amazon MGM Studios has just released a trailer for the movie Red One , a comedy and action film with mythological elements about the journey to find Santa Claus before Christmas of two famous action stars: Captain America – Chris Evan and Dwayne ” The Rock ” Johnson.
The Rock, Chris Evans rescue Santa
According to The Hollywood Reporter , the film is set in a world where mythical characters such as Santa Claus, centaurs, elves … exist in parallel with the human world. Santa Claus lives in a base in the North Pole, with modern technology no different from a billionaire.
The story of Red One begins when Santa Claus (played by JK Simmons) suddenly goes missing, forcing the captain of the North Pole security team (played by The Rock) to coordinate with intelligence officer Jack O’Malley (played by Chris). Evan) to rescue Santa before Christmas.
Since Endgame , Captain America has not been in a hurry to find his place in the academic film industry like his colleague Robert Downey Jr. but still working hard in entertaining movies.
He has appeared in prominent commercial works in recent years such as Knives Out (2019), The Gray Man (2022) and left an impression on the audience with his new villain image.
However, there are also works Chris Evans has participated in that have had no luck in terms of both criticism and revenue such as Pain Hustlers and Lightyear. It seems like the journey to escape the shadow of the MCU will be quite a long one for him.
As for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, he is still quite “relaxed” as this is once again the type of character the former wrestler often plays. Most likely, he only plays the role of “box office guarantee”, affirming the blockbuster quality of a commercial film as usual.
Both actors once stood on opposite sides of the Marvel and DC fronts, now having the opportunity to combine also excites action movie lovers.
The two main actors have both played superheroes, however The Rock cannot escape his shadow, while Chris Evans is still trying to overcome his Captain America image