6 Underground

***6 Underground*** is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Michael Bay and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

## Storyline

### Plot

Meet a new kind of action hero. Six untraceable agents, totally off the grid. They've buried their pasts so they can change the future.

### Genres

* Action
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Thriller

### Motion Picture Rating

* **16** (Argentina)
* **MA15+** (Australia)
* **18** (Brazil)
* **R** (Canada)
* **16** (France)
* **16** (Germany)
* **18** (India)
* **VM14** (Italy)
* **R** (Mexico)
* **16** (Netherlands)
* **16** (Norway)
* **R21** (Singapore)
* **18** (South Korea)
* **15** (UK)
* **R** (USA)
* **C18** (Vietnam)

## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits

* Paul Wernick (written by) and
* Rhett Reese (written by)

### Cast

* Ryan Reynolds - One
* Mélanie Laurent - Two
* Manuel Garcia-Rulfo - Three
* Ben Hardy - Four
* Adria Arjona - Five
* Dave Franco - Six
* Corey Hawkins - Seven
* Lior Raz - Rovach Alimov
* Payman Maadi - Murat Alimov
* Yuri Kolokolnikov - Baasha Zia
* Kim Kold - Daqeeq
* James Murray - Caleb
* Lukhanyo Bele - Jeyhun
* George Kareman - Mike

### Producers

* Michael Bay (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Ian Bryce (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Matthew Cohan (executive producer)
* David Ellison (producer)
* Dana Goldberg (producer)
* Don Granger (producer)
* Garrett Grant (executive producer)
* Jonathan Hook (co-producer) (as JJ Hook)
* Michael Kase (co-producer)
* Ildiko Kemeny (co-producer)
* Katie Malott (associate producer)
* David Minkowski (co-producer)
* Marco Valerio Pugini (co-producer)
* Rhett Reese (executive producer)
* Paul Wernick (executive producer)

## Details

### Language

* English
* Turkmen
* Cantonese
* Italian
* Spanish
* Ukrainian
* French

### Release Dates

* December 10, 2019 (USA) (New York City, New York) (premiere)
* December 13, 2019 (Argentina) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Australia) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Brazil) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Canada) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Germany) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Denmark) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Spain) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (France) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (UK) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Hungary) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (India)
* December 13, 2019 (Italy) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Japan) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Norway) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Poland) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Portugal) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Russia) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Singapore) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (USA) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (British Virgin Islands) (internet)
* December 13, 2019 (Vietnam) (internet)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - October 1, 2019
* Trailer 2 - December 9, 2019

## Reception

### Critical response

The film has a 6.1 rating on IMDb and a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Bay Films
* Skydance Media (presents) and (a Skydance production)

### Special Effects

* Base VFX (additional visual effects)
* Industrial Light and Magic (visual effects and animation)
* Makinarium (special make-up effects and prosthetics)
* Raynault VFX (additional visual effects)
* Scanline VFX (additional visual effects)
* Virtuos (additional visual effects)
* Yannix (additional visual effects)

## Trivia

* This is Michael Bay's first movie made for a streaming service.
* Ryan Reynolds and Ben Hardy had starred in at least one *X-Men* movie. Reynolds starred in the *Deadpool* movies and *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009) while Hardy was Angel in *X-Men: Apocalypse* (2016).
* Both Dave Franco and Ryan Reynolds had worked on a DC project. Franco voiced the Riddler in *Young Justice* (2010) and Reynolds starred in *Green Lantern* (2011).
* This is Dave Franco and Mélanie Laurent's first collaboration since *Now You See Me* (2013).
* This is Payman Maadi's first Michael Bay film since *13 Hours* (2016).