John Wickstar and underrated action iconScott Adkinsgoes head-to-head withTitanicandThe PhantomstarBilly ZaneandThe Vampire Diaries’Zach Roerig in the upcoming action western,Day of Reckoning. Adkins, best-recognized for his role as Killa inJohn Wick: Chapter 4, as well asAccident Manand theUndisputedfranchise, breaks bad as the leader of a biker gang, with Zane starring as “bullish” U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden and Roerig as “put-upon lawman” John Dorsey.You can check out the action-packed trailer forDay of Reckoning, which crushes together western aesthetics with action movie flair to create the perfect genre-spliced fist, below.
Directed by Shaun Silva and written by Travis J. Opgenorth,Day of Reckoningstars Cara Jade Myers, country singer and actor Trace Adkins, and Travis Hammer alongside Adkins, Zane, and Roerig. Set for a limited release in theaters in the United States on June 11, 2025, you can check out the official synopsis forDay of Reckoningbelow.
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“On the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, put-upon lawman John Dorsey reluctantly teams up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.”
Martial Arts & Westerns Combine in First Look At ‘Day of Reckoning’
Scott Adkins has long been the best-kept secret in action movies, with his role as the scene-stealing head of the German table, Killa, inJohn Wick: Chapter 4likely being the first time that wider audiences have seen him demonstrate his skills. The actor and martial artist has plenty of exciting projects on the horizon, including reuniting with hisJohn Wick 4co-star Marko Zaror in the action thrillerDiablo.Adkins recently revealed the first imagefrom the movie, asking fans “Are you ready for the best martial arts action film of 2025?!!” The answer is, of course, a resounding “yes!” You can check out details forDiablobelow.
“After his release from prison, Kris Chaney (Scott Adkins) embarks on a perilous mission to fulfill an old promise but finds himself in danger when he kidnaps Elisa, the daughter of a powerful gangster. Her father, Vicente, puts out a call to the entire criminal underworld to bring her back alive. El Corvo (Marko Zaror), a psychopathic killer, joins the hunt not for the money, but for his own vendetta against Vicente’s family. Kris must evade both Elisa’s powerful father and a ruthless killer bent on revenge to live long enough to tell Elisa the full story that has been hidden from her.”
Adkins is also set to reunite with fellow action hero andUniversal Soldier: Day of Reckoningco-starJean-Claude Van Damme for theKickboxerreboot sequel,Kickboxer: Armageddon, before joining forces once again withThe Raidstar Iko Uwais forSkyline: Warpath, and doing battle alongsideGladiatorandBlood Diamondstar Djimon Hounsou inthe martial arts thrillerOne Last Fight.
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