Bloodshot

After US soldier Ray Garrison ( Vin Diesel ) was able to successfully free a hostage, he is allowed to go on holiday to Italy with his wife ( Talulah Riley ). But the plan is immediately destroyed by the villain Ax ( Toby Kebbell ). First, he kidnaps the couple, then both have to bless their time. However, Ray wakes up a short time later in Dr. Emil Harting ( Guy Pearce ) reappears unharmed but with no memory. With the help of nanorobots, he not only brought him back to life but also made him an exceptional elite soldier. As Ray begins to reminisce about his old life, he has only one mission left: revenge for the death of his wife.

After the fairly successful reboot of Valiant Comics in 2012, the label is now trying to establish its somewhat rougher superheroes on the big screen alongside the box office giants Marvel and DC. Bloodshot, a character created in 1992, relatively shortly after the company was founded by Jim Shooter (former Chief Editor at Marvel) and Steven Massarsky, made its debut, is one of the label’s most successful figures. Together with those of the Harbinger comic book series, they wanted to pave the way for a new cinematic universe. It remains to be seen whether all of this can still go ahead as planned. Because the rights for the Harbinger films that were originally planned recently went to Paramount. It is well known that competing studios for superhero films are not the optimal solution, as has been proven several times in the past. So whether or not you’re hoping for a sequel or even a whole new universe after Bloodshot, director David Wilson’s film is more entertaining than you think, at least for the moment.

• Bloodshot