We enjoy a film that basically does exactly what it sets out to do, and has no airs or graces about it. Sometimes less is more, and this upcoming action movie is exactly that sort of film. It features a highly trained killing machine tracking down a kidnapped loved one in a war zone, with bullets and explosions flying everywhere and fools who try to get in his way. It’s Rambo meets Taken, and it’s led by one of the most unsung heroes of Taylor Sheridan‘s Paramount+ empire that’s getting his big moment.
Well Go USA has released the first trailer for Man of War, which stars LaMonica Garrett (Lioness) as Connor, an elite American Special Forces veteran who suddenly finds that his assignment just got a lot more personal when his adopted daughter is taken hostage by Russian mercenaries. The film is set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, where Connor is forced to move quickly through fire, backstabbing, and overwhelming odds to try and get her home safely.
The trailer doesn’t waste much time pretending this will have some deep introspection for our main character, which is very wise. Connor gets a phone call that throws his world upside down, before he runs straight into danger, and starts cutting through enemies with the sort of efficiency that would make Bryan Mills and John Rambo nod respectfully from opposite sides of an airport bar. “The fastest way between two points is a straight line,” Garrett’s character says in the trailer. The translation for that is, do not get in my way or you will no longer be breathing.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Who Stars in ‘Man of War’?
Man of War‘s cast includes Linds Edwards (Osiris), Andrew Howard (Limitless), Rosmary Yaneva (The Bouncer), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys), and Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick). The film is directed by William Kaufman (Shrapnel), whose other credits include Sinners and Saints, The Channel, and the sci-fi action movie Osiris.
This is a great chance for Garrett to show what he’s made of as a lead, after making his name and polishing his action resumé in shows like Lioness, 1883, and The Terminal List, but Man of War gives him the kind of down-to-basics, go for broke role that feels overdue, and from the looks of the trailer, the vibe has well and truly been nailed.
Man of War debuts on digital streaming on July 3, 2026.
