A decade ago, almost exactly, the world was given the gift of “Olympus Has Fallen.” And with that, we saw the birth of a new era of Gerard Butler films. This is when Butler gave up on the rom-coms and serious dramas and focused on what would define his career for the next decade—mindless, ‘90s-esque action films. Now, in 2023, we see Butler’s name on a film and we already know what to expect. As is the case with the new feature, “Kandahar.”
As seen in the trailer for “Kandahar,” Gerard Butler stars as a CIA operative who finds himself in the middle of hostile territory with the closest refuge hundreds of miles away. He teams up with a translator (hey, isn’t this similar to “The Covenant?”) and goes on the adventure across the desert in hopes of making it to safety. Yes, there are plenty of gunfights and explosions along the way.
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Obviously, Butler is the star of the film, as he is the main selling point for this action thriller. However, he does have a supporting cast that includes Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, Travis Fimmel, and Elnaaz Norouzi. Once again, Butler teams up with director Ric Roman Waugh for this film. The duo previously worked on “Angel Has Fallen” and “Greenland.”
“Kandahar” is set to arrive in theaters on May 26. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
In KANDAHAR, Tom Harris (Gerard Butler), an undercover CIA operative, is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission is exposed, he must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
