That Sicario falls short of greatness could be considered a disappointment, but there’s still much to like here. Sicario screenwriter Taylor Sheridan explains why he felt good about writing Sicario 2 and how the film expands upon the same topics from the first movie. Denis Villeneuve's Sicario keeps up the mystery. While not necessarily sprinting in at nearly 2 hours, Sicario does manage to upkeep the interest for what comes down. Mexican Cartels and Wet Willies: The Story Behind 'Sicario' Benicio Del Toro and Emily Blunt on their War-on-Drugs thriller: "This is not a Mexico problem, it's an. Ned is great. Jacob Batalon almost steals the film as Peter’s faithful friend, who couldn’t be more excited to learn the truth about Spider-Man’s identity. Sicario 2 Story Details Teased by Jeffery Donovan. When word surfaced that Sicariowas getting a sequel, the reaction was a mix of excitement and apprehension. Director Denis Villeneuve’s thriller really felt like a satisfying, whole piece, and the film’s rich thematic subtext—from America’s foreign policy with regards to violence to what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world—offered more than enough reason to return for repeating viewings. Regardless, the Sicario sequel Soldado materialized quite quickly, with screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (who also penned this year’s indie darling Hell or High Water) also returning to pen the screenplay. But Soldado is missing a couple of big pieces of the Sicario puzzle: star Emily Blunt and Villeneuve. Indeed, the follow- up continues on without Blunt’s character, with Benicio Del Toro’s hitman and Josh Brolin’s CIA operative instead taking the lead, while Stefano Sollima—who helmed the TV series Gomorrah—takes over directing duties. Image via Lionsgate. ![]() So with so much different, folks have been curious about what to expect from Soldado, and when Collider’s own Christina Radish spoke with actor Jeffrey Donovan for his new Hulu series Shut Eye, the discussion touched on Donovan reprising his turn as Steve Forsing in the Sicario sequel. The actor teased the story of Soldado: “I know I was in it, but as a fan of Sicario, I can’t believe they’re making another one, which is so awesome. And I’m in it, which is even more awesome. I thought Sicario was one of the best films, in the last five years, that I’ve seen. I really believe that. I was just lucky to be in a small portion of it. The story picks up with the same male characters that were in Sicario, which was Josh . Emily Blunt’s character is not in it, but my character, Forsing, is also brought back. It focuses on these three characters now, going down into Mexico to basically start a war, on purpose, between the rival Mexican cartels. There’s a bigger reason for it, but that’s the beginning of the movie.”But with so many different puzzle pieces in the mix, and with Blunt’s character absent, will Soldado feel like a true sequel or more of a spin- off?“It’s more of a stand- alone spin- off. It’s not a sequel or a prequel. It really is yet another examination told from this male point of view, rather than from a female point of view. It’s pretty cool.”This is definitely an interesting angle, and while Soldado would indeed be more promising if Blunt and/or Villeneuve were coming back, Sheridan has proven himself to be a fantastic screenwriter, so here’s hoping he’s put together a follow- up that’s as rich and engrossing as Sicario. French- Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Incendies), working from a dense, devastating script by Sons of Anarchy actor Taylor Sheridan, is out to shatter your nerves. And does he ever. Warning: Hang on in the early stages while you suss out intrigues that rival Game of Thrones. The audience surrogate is definitely FBI field agent Kate Macer, played by Emily Blunt in a powerhouse performance that ranks with the year's best. Blunt proved she could kick ass in Edge of Tomorrow, in which co- star Tom Cruise looked like a wuss by comparison. In Sicario, Kate is damn near a woman alone. We first meet her in Arizona, in a hideout run by a Mexican drug cartel, with decomposing corpses stuffed in the walls. Nothing throws Kate till she's basically ordered to volunteer for an agency- merging task force that pits one drug lord (Bernardo Saracino) against another (Julio C? Just soak it up, which is the advice Kate gets from operations chief Matt Graver (Josh Brolin, smartass and stellar), a laid- back manipulator in sandals who claims to be working a defense contract but has the aura of CIA. His associate Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) is an ex- Mexican- prosecutor- turned- assassin. Does Alejandro have a personal agenda? Look in his eyes. Del Toro, who won an Oscar for Traffic, is tremendous again here, radiating a smoldering cool that throws the sexually unflappable Kate off her game. Sicario is a setup for scalding action in a world where right and wrong are no longer absolutes. As Kate tries to stand her moral ground while the ground keeps shifting, Villeneuve stages one gut- wrenching scene after another, set to a jittery, jangling score by J. And kudos to cinematographer Roger Deakins: His aerial shots of a white- knuckle border crossing contrast vividly with a breathless chase through drug tunnels, and he achieves visual miracles. Still, it's on Blunt's expressive face that Sicario writes its darkest poetry. Prepare to be haunted for a good long time.
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