Mayday (2026 film)
2026 American film
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Mayday is a 2026 American action comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and produced by Apple Original Films, Skydance Media, and Maximum Effort. It stars Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Dorociński, Maria Bakalova, and David Morse.
- Jonathan Goldstein
- John Francis Daley
- David Ellison
- Dana Goldberg
- Don Granger
- Ryan Reynolds
- Ashley Fox
- Johnny Pariseau
- Patrick Gooing
- Jonathan Goldstein
- John Francis Daley
- Ryan Reynolds
- Kenneth Branagh
- Maria Bakalova
- Marcin Dorociński
- David Morse
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| Cinematography | Barry Peterson |
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| Music by | Colin Stetson |
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| Distributed by | Apple TV |
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Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was released on Apple TV on September 4, 2026, and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.
Premise
In 1987, while flying a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on a mission over the Soviet Union, a US Navy Pilot is forced to eject from his plane to survive a mid-air collision with a MiG-29. In the Soviet wilderness, he meets and befriends an ex-KGB carpenter who agrees to help him escape enemy territory.[2]
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds as Troy "Assassin" Kelly
- Kenneth Branagh as Nikolai Ustinov
- Maria Bakalova as Anna Ustinov
- Marcin Dorociński as Alexander Volkov
- David Morse as Harold Kelly
- Lovell Adams-Gray
- Clark Johnson
- Alex Mallari Jr.
- Louis Cancelmi
- Alex Ozerov
Production
In June 2023, it was announced that an original action adventure film titled Mayday was in development for Apple TV+, with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley writing and directing as well as Ryan Reynolds (who would also produce through Maximum Effort) and Kenneth Branagh in the lead roles.[3] In April 2024, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorociński, Lovell Adams-Gray and Clark Johnson were added to the cast.[4] David Morse also joined the cast of the film.[5]
Principal photography began in Montreal on March 4, 2024, and wrapped on May 8, under the working title Blackbird.[6][7]
Release
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 55 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 60 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]
