Mayday (2026 film)
2026 American film
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Mayday is an upcoming 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 |
Premise
While flying a mission over Soviet Russia, an American Navy Pilot is forced to crash-land his plane in the Russian wilderness as he meets and befriends a Russian carpenter who has agreed to help him escape enemy territory in hopes to survive.
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.[2] In April 2024, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorociński, Lovell Adams-Gray and Clark Johnson were added to the cast.[3] David Morse also joined the cast of the film.[4]
Principal photography began in Montreal on March 4, 2024, and wrapped on May 8, under the working title Blackbird.[5][6]
