20th Century Fox has released a newRed Sparrowtrailer. The upcoming thriller from directorFrancis Lawrence(The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) followsJennifer Lawrenceas a former prima ballerina who joins a secret intelligence service that turns young people into unforgiving killers. When she makes contact with an American CIA agent (Joel Edgerton), her loyalties are tested and she must decide if she’s truly a “sparrow” or her own woman.
The movie looks far more brutal than I previously expected, and I like the look Francis Lawrence is going for. That being said, I’m curious to see if it’s able to find a new perspective on the tortured female assassin story that we’ve seen done before in movies likeNikitaand as recently as last year’sAtomic Blonde. But they’ve got a strong cast, and even if it’s just a solid thriller, there’s nothing wrong with that.
Check out theRed Sparrowtrailer below. The film opens March 2nd and also starsMatthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise ParkerandJeremy Irons.
Here’s the official synopsis forRed Sparrow:
Dominika Egorova is many things. A devoted daughter determined to protect her mother at all costs. A prima ballerina whose ferocity has pushed her body and mind to the absolute limit. A master of seductive and manipulative combat.
When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That is why she finds herself manipulated into becoming the newest recruit for Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people like her to use their bodies and minds as weapons. After enduring the perverse and sadistic training process, she emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow the program has ever produced. Dominika must now reconcile the person she was with the power she now commands, with her own life and everyone she cares about at risk, including an American CIA agent who tries to convince her he is the only person she can trust.
