M6 is broadcasting “Le Samaritan” this evening, which went relatively unnoticed when it was released in streaming. The opportunity to see Sylvester Stallone take on the lead role in a superhero film for the first time.
The Samaritana little-known superhero film
Released in 2022, The Samaritan was not shown in theaters. Instead, it landed on the streaming platform Prime Video. The history of the feature film focuses on a mysterious man suspected by his neighbor of hiding his true identity: that ofa legendary vigilante.
25 years ago the famous vigilante The Samaritan faced his rival, Nemesis. Following this fight, he was pronounced dead. While many believe that he succumbed to the flames that engulfed the scene of the confrontation, others want to believe that he actually survived. Of which young Sam, 13 years old. He even thinks that his neighbor, Mr Smith, is in reality the vigilante in question. And, faced with the rise of crime in his city, the boy becomes determined to convince his neighbor to return to service.
Sylvester Stallone as a vigilante
In The SamaritanSylvester Stallone plays a broken man, who finds meaning in his life when Sam asks for his help. Although he is consumed by guilt, the one who calls himself Mr. Smith chooses to return to the service of the inhabitants of his town, Granite City.
Javon Walton plays Sam in The Samaritan. As for the vigilante at the center of the plot, he is played by Sylvester Stallone. With this film, the famous interpreter of Rocky Balboa is for the first time the star of a superhero movie. Before that, he had already appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 et 3. But he only played a secondary character, Stakar Ogord.
A feature film directed by Julius Avery
The Samaritan was made by Julius Avery. The Australian filmmaker, who likes to explore different genres, has since signed a horror film. Namely The Vatican Exorcistworn by another big name: Russell Crowe.
If you want to see Sylvester Stallone's performance as a superhero pushed out of retirement, see you on M6 this Tuesday, November 26. The Samaritan will be broadcast from 9:10 p.m.. And if you are seduced by the feature film, you should be able to discover in the suite. This was announced in October 2023. But we are still waiting for news on this project.
