“He’s an exceptional assassin. He will kill again. Unless we stop him.” Peacock has revealed the full official trailer for an assassin thriller series titled The Day of the Jackal arriving for streaming in November. Yes it’s based on the book (and British movie) of the same name. The 1973 movie is also called The Day of the Jackal, starring Edward Fox, and it’s adapted from the book by Frederick Forsyth. There’s a 1997 Hollywood movie called The Jackal also about an assassin, borrowing the same story with a few alterations. The series is a bold, contemporary re-imagining of the beloved and respected novel & film – presented as a cat & mouse chase. While remaining true to the DNA of the original, this contemporary drama will delve deeper into the life of the chameleon like “anti-hero” at the heart of the story, in a high octane, cinematic, globetrotting “cat & mouse” thriller, set amidst the turbulent geo-political landscape of these times. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne stars in this series as “the Jackal”, with Lashana Lynch as Bianca, Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, and Eleanor Matsuura. This is a properly thrilling trailer, with some slick shots and excellent performances. I’m down. // Continue Reading ›
