Netflix has released a new trailer for director Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused, School of Rock) upcoming film Hit Man.
The film is a true-crime assassin comedy that stars Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) as Gary Johnson, who is a fake hitman.
Johnson is “a part-time teacher who moonlights as a mysterious gun man for hire. But there’s a catch in hiring him to off your cheating spouse or abusive boss — he’s working for the cops.
“When he breaks protocol to help a desperate woman (Adria Arjona ) trying to flee an abusive husband, he finds himself becoming one of his false personas, falling for the woman and flirting with turning into a criminal himself.”
The trailer highlights Powell’s character acting as a variety of hitman disguises. This looks like it’s going to be a really fun flick!
Linklater adapted the screenplay with Powell from a Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth. Linklater and Powell previously worked together on the 2016 movie Everybody Wants Some and Netflix’s animated sci-fi drama Apollo 10 1/2.
The film has been described as “a true-life screwball underworld romantic philosophical thriller comedy noir about the world’s unlikeliest undercover agent.”
The review said Powell has “an offbeat leading-man vibe” and “looks like Guy Pearce flecked with Ryan Gosling, with a slightly goofy grin that radiates the purest sincerity.”
Hit Man also stars Austin Amelio, Retta and Molly Bernard. It will be released on Netflix on June 7th.