The Criminals, French title of Fuze, unveils its first footage with a trailer built around a sharp premise: in London, the discovery of a World War II bomb sparks a large-scale evacuation, from which a band of strangers plans to pull off a heist. Directed by David Mackenzie, best known for Comancheria, the film brings together Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, with a cinema release scheduled for May 6, 2026.
The Criminals
Film | 2026
Theatrical release: 6 May 2026
Action, thriller | Runtime: 1h37
Directed by David Mackenzie | Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington
Original title: Fuze
The trailer leans into a time-pressured thriller premise: a large-scale security incident, a city brought to a standstill, and a criminal operation crafted to slip into this chaos. More than the characters, these opening shots foreground the film's setup and its immediate tension.
The screenplay is by Ben Hopkins. With this new feature, David Mackenzie returns to a crime-driven vein that echoes a distinctive strand of his filmography, here packaged as an urban action thriller. In France, the film will be released under the title The Criminals, while its original title remains Fuze.
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