Mark Wahlberg and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua love to make lots of meat and potatoes thrillers and actioners, but their latest, “Infinite,” might be more notorious for its quick push (dump?) to streaming. Paramount Pictures was going to release the film theatrically, and then suddenly and quickly announced it was coming out on Paramount+ instead, and yeah, like next week. So the promo for “Infinite” in that regard has been sudden and whiplash-y.
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Mark Wahlberg leads the “Infinite” cast as Evan McCauley, a schizophrenic man plagued by hallucinations and vision that he discovers are actually memories from his past lives. The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as the main baddie trying to stop the cycle of reincarnation that he believes is a curse, and there’s a big supporting cast too. “Infinite” also includes “Kingsman” star Sophie Cookson, Rupert Friend from “Homeland.” “Maze Runner” star Dylan O’Brien and Jason Mantzoukas of (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). Liz Carr, Toby Jones, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Tom Hughes, Kae Alexander, and Wallis Day also round out the cast film.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
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For Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), skills he has never learned and memories of places he has never visited haunt his daily life. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, Evan is sought by a secret group that calls themselves “Infinites,” revealing to him that his memories may be real – but they are from multiple past lives.
It almost feels like Christopher Nolan-lite, to be honest, or “Transcendence,” but hey, who knows. Streaming June 10 exclusively on Paramount+. Watch the full trailer below.