Mutiny, an action thriller directed by Jean-François Richet, will hit cinemas in France on 19 August 2026. Led by Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller and Adrian Lester, this thriller follows a former special forces operative wrongly accused of murder and hunted all the way aboard a cargo ship in the open sea. Its official trailer is now available.
Mutiny
Film | 2026
Release in theatres: 19 August 2026
Action | Runtime: 1h34
Directed by Jean-François Richet | Screenplay by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis
Starring Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, Adrian Lester
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: SND
In Mutiny, Cole Reed, a former special forces operative turned head of security, is accused of murdering his boss. While chasing the trail of the intricate plot against him, he becomes trapped aboard a container ship crewed by mercenaries. Isolated at sea, he has no external help to lean on.
The film hinges on a tight, claustrophobic setup: a man hunted in a space that’s almost impossible to leave, with survival and exposing the people who trapped him as his only goals. This configuration positions Mutiny in the lineage of closed‑space action thrillers, where the maritime setting becomes both a battleground and a barrier to any escape.
Jason Statham stars as Cole Reed, a character built around his military past and his knack for facing his pursuers head-on. The trailer spotlights hand-to-hand fights, gun battles, high-speed chases, and several sequences aboard a ship, while keeping the thread of the conspiracy that lands the hero on the run.
Behind the camera, Jean-François Richet, the filmmaker behind Mesrine, Blood Father, and Mayday, brings a new international action feature to life. The screenplay is by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis. Starring Jason Statham, the cast also features Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, and Adrian Lester.
The official trailer for Mutiny
This first trailer signals a story built around survival, the pursuit, and hard-hitting clashes. The cargo vessel is the primary backdrop for the action, from its narrow catwalks to its technical areas and open decks exposed to the sea. The trailer doesn’t spell out every twist, but it does make clear the threat facing Cole Reed and the military-grade nature of his adversaries.
Mutiny is likely to appeal to fans of Jason Statham–style action cinema, conspiracy thrillers, and claustrophobic survival dramas. It isn’t aimed at viewers seeking an intimate, character-driven drama or a realism-forward story that avoids the tropes of big‑screen action.
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