Jake Gyllenhaal and co-writer/director Guy Ritchie briefly discuss their new action film The Covenant in this short behind-the-scenes featurette. Ritchie describes the story as an inspiring concept of what one person’s prepared to do for another when push comes to shove.
Gyllenhaal, who plays US Army Sergeant John Kinley, adds: “Like any great action movie, at the heart of it is a real relationship and I think in the end you will be moved.”
The action thriller also stars Dar Salim (Game of Thrones), Antony Starr (The Boys), Alexander Ludwig (Heels), Bobby Schofield (Black Sea), Emily Beecham (1899), and Jonny Lee Miller (The Crown). Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies co-wrote the screenplay, and Ritchie, Atkinson, John Friedberg, and Josh Berger serve as producers. Samantha Waite, Olga Filipuk, Robert Simonds, and Adam Fogelson executive produce.
The R-rated drama opens in theaters on April 21, 2023.
Credit: Christopher Raphael © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc)
The Plot:
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
