It’s been two years since we’ve seenMel Gibsonon the big screen, playing General Stonebanks in Lionsgate’s action-packed sequelThe Expendables 3. Many fans were hoping that the actor would reprise his role as Max Rockatansky inGeorge Miller’s long-awaited sequelMad Max: Fury Road, butTom Hardyended up taking the role instead. Next month,Mel Gibsonreturns to the silver screen inBlood Father, and you may see in the first trailer that his character John Link shares some similarties with Max Rockatansky.
Blood FatherstarsMel Gibsonas John Link, an ex-convict who fights to protect his estranged daughter from the drug cartel that is hunting her down. In this thrilling action film, John must use his connections from his past life and his skills as an ex-criminal to keep him and his daughter alive.Blood Fatheralso starsErin Moriarty,Diego Luna,Michael Parks, andWilliam H. Macy.Blood Fatherwill be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters August 06, 2025.
This newaction-thrillerwill go up against Sony’s animated comedySausage Party, Disney’s live-action remake ofPete’s Dragonand Paramount’sFlorence Foster Jenkins. It isn’t known how wide a release the movie will get, but it will also go up againstAnthropod,The Fight Within,Ghost Team,Hell or High WaterandThe Kingin limited release. We’ll have to wait and see if this newMel Gibsonmovie can make a dent at the box office as summer winds down.
Jean-François Richet(Assault on Precinct 13) is directing from a screenplay byPeter Craig(The Town) andAndrea Berloff(Straight Outta Compton), based onPeter Craig’s own novel.Chris Briggsis producing for Why Not Productions. Shooting took place last year in New Mexico.
Along with the trailer, we also have anew posterforBlood Father, which you’re able to check out below. It isn’t known how much more footage will be released beforeBlood Fatherhits theaters nationwide on August 12, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates. Until then, check out the trailer and poster forBlood Fathercourtesy ofYoutube.
