Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, along with Rocketman’s Jamie Bell, Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan, and Stranger Things’ Brett Gelman and The Wire star the late Bret K. Williams in the soon to release wild west movie “Surrounded.”
The action-packed trailer takes audiences back to a time when the Civil War had been over for five years, but previously enslaved people were still missing out on their piece of the pie. It’s in these beginning moments that we meet the film’s protagonist, Moses “Mo” Washington (Wright).
A freed woman and former Buffalo Soldier, Mo, like many others, is desperately searching for her corner of the promised land. To better her chances, Mo dresses as a man and takes off for the West but runs into a deadly problem after her stagecoach is taken over by a gang of bandits. While the survivors go for help, she’s tasked with keeping an eye on Tommy Walsh (Bell) a brutally infamous outlaw. As she and her captive clash in the middle of the desert, Mo comes to find that maybe she and Walsh aren’t so different after all.
The trailer previews epic gun battles with Wright absolutely crushing her performance as no-nonsense Mo — and rocking a cowboy hat while she’s at it. While the teaser focuses on Mo and Walsh, there are also a few glimpses of Williams’ character who appears to be an ally that the unlikely duo will team up with and someone who knows the harsh terrain of the desert. Capturing the heart of the American West, the teaser also features plenty of shots of the gorgeous geographical features that have long been a staple in Western films.
Extracted and edited from collider.com
