The Gray Man (2022)

The Gray Man (2022)
Directors: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
== Plot Synopsis ==
When the CIA's most skilled operative (Ryan Gosling)-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague (Chris Evans) puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
== Male Deaths ==
* Chris Evans [Lloyd Hansen]
*Billy Bob Thornton [Fitzroy]
*Callan Mulvey [Dining Car]
*Charlit Dae [The Buyer]
*Wagner Moura [Laszlo Sosa]
*Deobia Oparei [Dulin]
*Robert Kazinsky [Perini]
*Daz Crawford [Markham]
*Jimmy Jean-Louis [Alex Dumas]
*Eme Ikwuakor [Barnes]
*Chris Castaldi [Dawson](off-screen)
*Michel Carliez [Patrol Merc]
*Faouzi Brahimi [Machine Gun Merc]
*Kendall Wells [Australian Team Leader]
*Michael Anthony Rogers [Intense Man]
*Bryan King [Mercenary]
*Nadiv Molcho [Junior Hansen Tech]
*Adam Bartlett [Command Center Tech]
*Emanuel Felix [Chopper Pilot]
*Jeremy Tichy [Officer Zelezny]
*Marian Mitas [Ranking Officer]
*Petr Semerád [URNA Captain]
*Shea Whigham [Six's Father](off-screen)
*Theo Wilson [C130 Pilot]
*Marc Forget [Interrogation Subject](off-screen; possibly)
== Female Deaths ==
* Alfre Woodard [Margaret Cahill]
*Dana Aliya Levinson [Lead Hansen Tech]
*Belén Cusi [Hansen Exec]
== Trivia ==
# Chris Evans was originally considered for the lead role, and declined it to play the villain.
# The movie's $200 million budget makes it, as of 2021, the most expensive Netflix original movie, tied with Red Notice (2021).
# On Chris Evans' first day of filming, he accidentally hit Ryan Gosling in the face with his prop gun.
# Lloyd Hansen at one point refers to Six (Ryan Gosling) as a "Ken Doll". Gosling plays Ken in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie (2023).
# Every character in the film wears Tag Heuer watches, following Ryan Gosling's partnership with the luxury brand.
# When Claire (Julia Butters) asks Six (Ryan Gosling) what his tattoo means, he answers it's the Greek name of a man who pushes a rock up a mountain. He refers to Sysiphus, a figure in Greek mythology, who was punished by the gods. His punishment was rolling the same rock up the mountain for eternity, with the rock rolling down everytime he was nearly a the top. This can be seen as a metaphor for Six' career: nameless hit after hit, without ever truly getting somewhere.
# While on the set of the film, Dhanush won his second National Award for Best Actor (the Indian equivalent of an Oscar) for his performance in Asuran (2019).
# Ana de Armas has previously collaborated with both leading men. This movie marks the second collaboration with Ryan Gosling after Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the second collaboration with Chris Evans after Knives Out (2019), and will later star in Ghosted.
# Brad Pitt was attached as the lead and James Gray was set to direct the project since 2011, but dropped out. Christopher McQuarrie was set to direct with Charlize Theron as the lead until that iteration fell apart.
# The scenes that took place in Baku were not actually shot in Baku, they were shot in the Czech Republic.
# The building in the funeral scene in Baku is in fact National Memorial on Vítkov Hill in Prague.
# The Gray Man began a limited theatrical release on July 15, 2022 to be followed by its release on Netflix on July 22.
# Reunites actor Chris Evans and the Russo brothers after Avengers: Endgame (2019) and the first time Evans plays an antagonist role in the Russo's films.
# Reunites directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo with screenwriter duo Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely from the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
# Chris Evans and Alfre Woodard previously starred in Captain America: Civil War (2016).
# Six's tattoo refers to the Greek myth of Sisyphus, condemned to repeatedly roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down again. And repeat.
# At 1hr, 13 min, Chris Evans' character says, "10 million dollars to the first person who puts a bullet in that Ken Doll's head!" Ryan Gosling has just finished production of a live action Barbie and Ken movie, where of course, he plays Ken.
# Lloyd Hanson (Chris Evans) at one point says, 'You find the ones they love and you squeeze'. this is very similar to a quote from Kittridge (Henry Czerny, from Mission: Impossible (1996)) where he says, 'Everybody has pressure points, Barnes. You find something that's personally important to him and you squeeze', other similarities include both characters hunting a 'rogue' agent.
# Callan Mulvey and Chris Evans both starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
# Director Joe Russo plays one of the CIA executives at the end of the movie.
== Gallery ==
File:Lloyd Hansen's death.png|Chris Evans
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