Because the look ahead to his Reacher return continues, Alan Ritchson is tackling a really totally different sort of Military function for Netflix.
Hailing from Expendables and Hitman’s Bodyguard alum Patrick Hughes, Struggle Machine stars Ritchson as a U.S. Military soldier with aspirations of changing into a Ranger, and is within the ultimate phases of choosing a brand new group of candidates from a rigorous coaching program. Nonetheless, an train during which they’re trekking by a mountainous space sees the group going through off towards an extraterrestrial menace that places their abilities to the take a look at.
Now, with simply over a month remaining till its premiere on March 6, Netflix has unveiled the official Struggle Machine trailer. The video sees Ritchson’s character and his fellow U.S. Military Rangers and trainees shocked as they’re confronted by an otherworldly menace and banding collectively to avoid wasting the world within the action-packed sci-fi thriller. Take a look at the trailer under:
Alongside Ritchson, Hughes has put collectively a star-studded forged for Struggle Machine, together with Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid, Golden Globe nominee Stephan James, American Primeval‘s Jai Courtney, Mission: Unimaginable vet Esai Morales, Arrowverse alum Keiynan Lonsdale and Billy the Child‘s Daniel Webber. Along with directing, Hughes is each producing and co-writing the Netflix movie alongside frequent collaborator James Beaufort, The Housemaid‘s Todd Lieberman and Alexander Younger.
Struggle Machine marks an attention-grabbing chapter for Ritchson for a couple of causes. For starters, it marks his first collaboration with Netflix in practically a decade, having beforehand co-starred in Black Mirror season 3’s “Nosedive” episode. The years since have seen him largely work with Prime Video for the acclaimed Reacher collection adaptation and buddy motion comedy Playdate, whereas additionally reuniting with Warner Bros. TV to play Hawk throughout Titans and a number of Arrowverse reveals.
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Alan Ritchson’s finest motion pictures and TV reveals embrace a a lot wider vary than his career-defining function as Jack Reacher.
Equally, Struggle Machine marks his first correct sci-fi film in a decade. Ritchson had some early success within the style with the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles diversifications, which he is ceaselessly spoken about his detrimental expertise with, and The Starvation Video games: Catching Fireplace. His final correct movie effort within the style got here with the Rooster Tooth effort Lazer Group, which additionally noticed him face off towards an alien menace in a small city.
As for the precise Struggle Machine trailer, it actually would not skimp out on the motion to come back from the movie, which appears to be like to be on the size of the Jennifer Lopez-led Atlas. With it additionally seeking to be Hughes’ most dramatic movie thus far since his well-received debut with the neo-Western thriller Crimson Hill, will probably be attention-grabbing to see if the mixed would possibly of Ritchson and the mysterious origins of the titular robotic add as much as one other hit for Netflix.
- Launch Date
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March 6, 2026
- Director
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Patrick Hughes
- Writers
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Patrick Hughes, James Beaufort