When the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s In the Grey dropped on March 9, 2026, it put Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill side by side as a pair of slick, shadowy operatives, with Eiza González and Rosamund Pike close behind. For a film shot back in 2023, it was a welcome sign of life. Now that the movie has played in theaters and landed at home, here is everything you need to know: the cast, the story, the long road to release, how it performed and where you can watch it right now.
What the In the Grey trailer showed
The trailer sold the film as a classic Ritchie caper. It teased a covert team of elite operatives who work in the global shadows, a ruthless strongman who has stolen a billion-dollar fortune, and a mission to take that money back that only these people would be reckless enough to accept. Gyllenhaal and Cavill play it like an odd-couple buddy act, González and Pike add some cool authority, and the whole thing has the swagger and snappy pacing Ritchie fans expect.
The trailer also confirmed the date that finally stuck: a wide theatrical release on May 15, 2026, through Black Bear. Fans had waited a long time for that line at the end of the clip.
Cast and characters
Ritchie wrote, directed and produced the film, and he packed it with familiar faces:
- Henry Cavill as Sid, one of the two lead operatives
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Bronco Beauregard, Sid’s partner
- Eiza González as Rachel Wild, the lawyer who hires them
- Rosamund Pike as Bobby Sheen
- Carlos Bardem as Manny Salazar, the billionaire villain
- Kristofer Hivju as Axel Oloffson
- Fisher Stevens as Mr. Horowitz, Salazar’s lawyer
- Emmett J. Scanlan, Jason Wong, Michael Vu and Kojo Attah as members of the crew
Cavill and González had already worked with Ritchie on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, while Gyllenhaal reunited with him after The Covenant. Bardem and Stevens signed on in October 2023, and Pike joined the cast in April 2024.
What the movie is about
González’s Rachel Wild is a high-powered lawyer who recovers debts for very rich clients. When her mentor is killed on the private Spanish island of billionaire Manny Salazar, a man who owes $1 billion, she brings in Sid and Bronco to make him pay.
The plan is part legal battle, part sabotage. The team goes after Salazar’s businesses, his oil rig and his finances, while Rachel fights him in court. Things turn personal when Salazar strikes back, and the final act becomes a rescue mission full of booby traps, explosions and double-crosses. Without spoiling the ending, not everyone on the team makes it out, and at least one ally turns out to be playing both sides.
A long road from Tenerife to theaters
Ritchie first announced the project as an untitled action film in May 2023, with Black Bear International selling it at the Cannes market. The production secured a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement during the 2023 actors’ strike, which let cameras roll while most of Hollywood sat idle.
Filming took place in Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, from September to late October 2023. The crew shot at the Real Casino de Tenerife in Santa Cruz and around the fishing village of San Andrés, including Las Teresitas beach.
Then the delays started. Lionsgate bought the U.S. rights in October 2023 and dated the film for January 17, 2025, but later pulled it from the calendar. In January 2026, Black Bear took over U.S. distribution through its new theatrical division and set an April 10 release, which later moved to May 15. Elevation Pictures handled Canada.
Box office and reviews
The long wait did not pay off. In the Grey opened in about 2,000 theaters and earned just $2.9 million in its first weekend, finishing ninth. Against a reported budget of around $70 million, it went on to gross roughly $5.7 million in the U.S. and Canada and about $27.8 million worldwide, making it one of the weakest theatrical runs of Ritchie’s career.
Critics were split. The film sits at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, where the general view is that it looks slick and the stars are charming, but the story offers few fresh ideas. Metacritic lands in the same zone with a 53. Audiences were kinder: the film earned a B CinemaScore, and its Rotten Tomatoes audience score is above 80%. For more on how this year’s big studio releases fared, browse our Hollywood news.
Where to watch In the Grey now
Home viewers have given the movie a second life. In the Grey arrived on digital in the U.S. on June 2, 2026, available to rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. It climbed into the top 10 movie charts on Prime Video and Apple TV in several countries soon after.
If you would rather stream it as part of a subscription, the film began streaming on Starz in the U.S. on September 12, 2026. Availability in other countries varies, so check your local services. Our TV and OTT section keeps track of the latest streaming arrivals.
It is not the hit anyone hoped for, but if you enjoy Ritchie’s brand of breezy, stylish mayhem, a night in with Gyllenhaal and Cavill is easy to recommend.
Quick facts
- Director and writer: Guy Ritchie
- Stars: Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Rosamund Pike, Carlos Bardem
- First trailer: March 9, 2026
- U.S. theatrical release: May 15, 2026 (Black Bear)
- Digital release: June 2, 2026
- Streaming: Starz (U.S.), from September 12, 2026
- Runtime and rating: 97 minutes, rated R
- Worldwide box office: about $27.8 million
About the author
Daya Nanoskar is an Entertainment Writer at Awesome TV and a contributor to AWSM Times. Daya covers film news, streaming releases, celebrity updates and industry news across Hollywood and Bollywood, and has written more than 2,300 stories for Awesome TV. Story tips and corrections: hello@awesometv.com.
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