Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson warmth up Christmas within the bonkers new trailer for Purple One.
The trailer, which Amazon MGM Studios dropped on Tuesday, June 25, follows E.L.F. Process Drive Commander Callum Drift (Johnson) teaming up with bounty hunter Jack O’Malley (Evans) to avoid wasting Christmas after an elaborate plot unfolds to kidnap a really jacked Santa Claus (J.Ok. Simmons).
“We’re gonna discover him,” Callum quips within the trailer earlier than Jacqueline Frost (Lucy Liu) refers to Jack as “one of the best tracker on the earth,” who she intends to recruit for the restoration mission.
Purple One mixes fantasy with actuality, leaping off the pages of a comedy-fueled screenplay written by Chris Morgan and tailored from Hiram Garcia’s unique story.
“You may’t belief this man, he’s on ‘the checklist,’” Callum says of Jack, referring to Santa’s “naughty checklist.” A clip even exhibits Callum stealing sweet from a child.
Chris Evans in “Purple One.” Amazon MGM Studios/YouTube
A polar bear — who can speak and is sporting tactical gear, naturally — factors at Jack, asking. “Are you telling me this clown is a Degree 4 Naughty Lister?”
The trailer then launches right into a roaring sequence of motion and comedy — from speaking polar bears and combating snowmen to explosions and snowmobile chases — the place Evans and Johnson ship intelligent one-liners all through whereas Jay-Z’s “Filth Off Your Shoulder” performs.
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On Monday, Johnson took to social media forward of the trailer’s launch to share a enjoyable publish with followers alongside a poster of the movie.
“MISSING: SANTA CLAUS [CODE NAME: RED ONE],” he wrote. “All factors alert to everybody world wide— be looking out for this man. Final seen on the North Pole. In case you have any data, please attain out to the E.L.F. North Pole Command Middle through the quantity on the underside of this official RED ONE poster.
Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson in “Purple One.” Amazon MGM Studios/YouTube
He added, “WE NEED YOUR HELP. Christmas relies on it. And Nick, buddy, in case you’re studying this— I’ll discover you. ~ Callum Drift, Commander of The E.L.F.”
In December 2022, Johnson posted behind-the-scenes images on social media displaying Simmons’ transformation right into a muscular Santa Claus.
“Women, gents & youngsters of all ages…the best, strongest, kindest, most unhealthy ass, most loving & most OG Santa Claus of all time,” he captioned the publish on the time. “Delivered to life by Academy Award winner, J.Ok. Simmons who labored his ass off for months to step into this iconic position in AMAZING SHAPE for our Christmas franchise movie, RED ONE. We’re having a BLAST and so will you and your households whenever you see our film!!”
Purple One, which is rated PG-13, hits theaters (together with IMAX and Dolby Cinema) on November 15.
