In the Grey
| In the Grey | |
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| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
| Written by | Guy Ritchie |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ed Wild[1] |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh |
| Music by | Christopher Benstead |
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| Distributed by | Black Bear Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70 million[3] |
| Box office | $23.7 million[4][5] |
In the Grey is a 2026 American action thriller film written, produced, and directed by Guy Ritchie. The film follows a lawyer and her team of fixers as they try to recover a one-billion-dollar debt from a criminal organization. Produced by Black Bear Pictures, the film stars Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, Kristofer Hivju, Fisher Stevens, Rosamund Pike, and Carlos Bardem.
In the Grey was released in North America on May 15, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
[edit source]Cutthroat lawyer Rachel Wild specializes in recovering debts for rich and powerful clients, including asset management firm Spencer Goldstein. To uncover her targets’ hidden assets and pressure them into repayment, she relies on the extralegal talents of partners Sid and Bronco, her trusted clandestine operatives.
Rachel’s mentor Braxton arrives at the Spanish island controlled by ruthless billionaire Manny Salazar, arranging to settle Salazar’s $1 billion debt to Spencer Goldstein. Instead, Salazar has Braxton killed by his head of security, Olsson. Rachel negotiates with Spencer Goldstein executive Bobby Sheen to recover the debt herself, deploying Sid and Bronco on a campaign of sabotage, bribery, and subterfuge.
Salazar faces millions in losses as Sid and his accomplice Gucci halt his construction projects, while Bronco and his right hand man Baker cripple his oil rig. Bronco plants a listening device in the office of Salazar’s attorney, William Horowitz, and Sid does the same to Wolfgang Klose, the financier hiding Salazar’s illicit fortune. Rachel has Salazar’s private jet and yacht impounded, provoking him into arranging to meet on his island.
Sid and Bronco enlist Gucci, Baker, getaway driver Moreno, and pilot Dunne to secure the island, acquiring an arsenal of weapons and vehicles. Outnumbered by the police force that serves as Salazar’s private army, the operatives prepare a range of contingency plans for evacuating Rachel, and Sid has himself briefly jailed to surveil the police station.
Rachel meets with Salazar, who refuses to pay back more than $400 million and tries to have her killed, but Sid and Bronco’s team gun down fourteen of Salazar’s men to save her. The attempt on Rachel’s life allows her to maneuver against Salazar in court, with a string of legal victories and her operatives’ espionage leading to the seizure of more of his empire. Salazar agrees to pay his full debt and has Olsson dispose of Horowitz. Rachel informs Bobby, who receives the firm’s congratulations.
Three months later, Rachel is abducted by Salazar. Having repaid his debt, he demands that Spencer Goldstein return his key assets, though Rachel reveals that the firm has also failed to pay her. After confronting Bobby, Sid and Bronco gather their team to rescue Rachel from the island. Restoring their previous contingency plans, they break her out of the police station and head to the airstrip. Salazar’s men give chase and drone-strike the team's hangar, killing Dunne and destroying their gyrocopters.
Switching plans, the operatives eliminate multiple attackers by leading them through a booby-trapped banana plantation. The team retreats to a countryside villa, and are soon surrounded in an intense shootout. Baker sacrifices himself to detonate the building as the others escape by tunnel. Pursued by Olsson in a helicopter, Sid and Bronco kill him with a rocket launcher, and successfully extract Rachel to a waiting ship.
Sid and Bronco kidnap Salazar, delivering him to authorities in Miami locked in a shipping container. Rachel deduces that Bobby double-crossed her by withholding Salazar’s assets, and informs Bobby that Salazar will provide evidence against Spencer Goldstein’s role in his criminal empire. Having secured her payment, Rachel leaves Bobby to face the consequences.
Cast
[edit source]- Henry Cavill as Sid
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Bronco Beauregard
- Eiza Gonzalez as Rachel Wild
- Kristofer Hivju as Axel Oloffson
- Emmett J. Scanlan as Mick Dunne
- Jason Wong as Gucci
- Michael Vu as Ed Glover
- Fisher Stevens as Mr. Horowitz, Salazar's lawyer
- Rosamund Pike as Bobby Sheen
- Carlos Bardem as Manny Salazar[6]
- Kojo Attah as Andre Baker
- Christian Ochoa Lavernia as Jonathan Morena
Production
[edit source]In May 2023, Guy Ritchie announced that he would write and direct an untitled action film, with Black Bear International handling international sales for the project as it was brought to the Cannes Film Market. Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza González, who had all previously collaborated with Ritchie, were announced as starring in the project. Ivan Atkinson and John Friedberg, additional collaborators of Ritchie's, would produce with him as well.[7] In October 2023, Carlos Bardem and Fisher Stevens were revealed to be part of the cast.[8] In April 2024, Rosamund Pike was also revealed to have joined the cast.[9]
The production was granted an interim agreement allowing the actors to work on the film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[10] Filming began in September 2023 on Tenerife in the Canary Islands and ended in late October 2023.[11][12] Early production took place in the Real Casino de Tenerife in Plaza de la Candelaria,[13] before moving to San Andrés, Santa Cruz de Tenerife to film at the fishing dock and Las Teresitas beach areas,[14] with some chase scenes through the village.[15]
Release
[edit source]In the Grey was released in the United States on May 15, 2026.[16] It was previously scheduled to release on January 17, 2025, and April 10, 2026.[17]
In October 2023, Lionsgate purchased American distribution rights to the film.[8] Initially scheduled to be released in the United States on January 17, 2025, Lionsgate pulled the film from its release schedule in November 2024 as post-production on it was not finished in time for that release date.[18][19] By November 2025, Lionsgate had decided it would release the American distribution rights, and Black Bear Pictures would find a new buyer or distribute themselves,[20] ultimately choosing the latter in January 2026.[17]
Black Bear International handled international sales on the film, in addition to distributing in the United Kingdom and Ireland directly and in Canada through Elevation Pictures.[12]
Reception
[edit source]Box office
[edit source]As of June 11, 2026[update], In the Grey has grossed $5.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $18 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $23.7 million.[4][5]
In the United States and Canada, In the Grey was released alongside Obsession and Is God Is, and was projected to gross around $4 million from 2,018 theaters in its opening weekend.[21] It went on to debut to $2.9 million, finishing ninth at the box office.[22]
Critical response
[edit source]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 49% of 59 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Pitting together charismatic stars in an underpowered caper, Guy Ritchie's In the Grey is a slick action vehicle whose lack of fresh ideas ultimately put its entertainment value in the red."[23]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[24] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while 64% of those polled by PostTrak said they would "definitely recommend" it.[21]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Capturing Cavill & More With "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" Cinematographer Ed Wild". The Credits. April 24, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ↑ "In the Grey [16]". Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (in German). November 14, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Henry Cavill's New 98-Minute Action Thriller Is Now Streaming". movieweb.com. June 2, 2026. Archived from the original on June 2, 2026. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- 1 2 "In the Grey". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "In the Grey - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ↑ O'Rourke, Ryan (April 10, 2024). "Guy Ritchie's Next Movie With Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal Officially Has a Release Date". Collider. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (May 5, 2023). "Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal & Eiza González To Reunite With Guy Ritchie For His Next Movie; Black Bear International To Heat Up Cannes Market With The Action Pic". Deadline Hollywood.
- 1 2 Wiseman, Andreas (October 23, 2023). "Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights To Guy Ritchie Action Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal & Eiza González; Pic Wrapping In Spain With More Cast Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ Davids, Brian (April 22, 2024). "Eiza González Talks 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,' '3 Body Problem' Season 2 and Her Real-Life 'Ambulance' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (July 28, 2023). "SAG-AFTRA Launches Casting-Specific Interim Agreements, With New Guy Ritchie Movie Among Those Getting Waivers". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Grandes, Almudena (September 6, 2023). "La nueva película de Guy Ritchie se rueda en Tenerife hasta octubre" [Guy Ritchie's new film is shooting in Tenerife until October]. La Provincia (in Spanish).
- 1 2 Wiseman, Andreas (October 27, 2023). "Guy Ritchie's Action Movie With Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill & Eiza González Sells Around The World For Black Bear, Film Wraps In Spain". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ↑ Cruz, Almudena (September 7, 2023). "Guy Ritchie lleva el rodaje de su nueva película hasta el Casino de Tenerife" [Guy Ritchie takes the filming of his new film to the Tenerife Casino]. El Día (in Spanish).
- ↑ Felipe, José Antonio (September 13, 2023). "Henry Cavill toma la Dársena Pesquera de Santa Cruz de Tenerife" [Henry Cavill takes over the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Fishing Dock]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish).
- ↑ Herrera, Ricardo (September 23, 2023). "Persecución a toda velocidad por San Andrés: es la película de Henry Cavill" [Full speed chase through San Andrés: it's Henry Cavill's movie]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish).
- ↑ @Collider (March 6, 2026). "We've got two exclusive new looks at #InTheGrey🔥 The action thriller follows a covert team of elite operatives sent on a dangerous mission to recover a stolen billion-dollar fortune. What starts as an impossible heist quickly spirals into a brutal war of strategy, deception, and survival. In the Grey hits theaters May 15 🎬" (Tweet). Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 27, 2026). "Black Bear Dates Guy Ritchie's Henry Cavill & Jake Gyllenhaal Action Pic 'In The Grey' For Spring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 23, 2024). "'Ballerina' Dances Into Summer 2025 As 'The Crow' Swoops Into John Wick Spinoff's June 2024 Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2024. "In more good news for January 2025, Lionsgate is adding the untitled Guy Ritchie directed movie to Jan. 17 — MLK weekend. This is the one that reteams the filmmaker with The Covenant star Jake Gyllenhaal."
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 22, 2024). "Lionsgate Unsets Guy Ritchie's 'In The Grey'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (November 6, 2025). "Black Bear's Teddy Schwarzman & Benjamin Kramer Lift Lid On New U.S. Distribution Division Ahead Of First Release 'Christy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 17, 2026). "'Michael' King Of Box Office With $26M U.S., $83M WW; 'Obsession' Romances $16M+ & 'A-' CinemaScore – Sunday AM Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 15, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Domestic 2026 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "In the Grey". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ "In the Grey". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
