“The Outsider” Poster
The Trailer for Netflix’ upcoming thriller The Outsider has landed. The film, which is set in post-World War II Japan, stars Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) as a former American G.I. who becomes part of the Japanese yakuza.
Originally, the The Outsider was intended to be Takashi Miike’s (Blade of the Immortal) English-language U.S. debut, but when Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) backed out of the the project, Miike couldn’t stick around while producers searched for a new lead. The film ultimately ended up in the hands of Martin Zandvliet (Land of Mine), with Leto replacing Hardy.
The film also stars Tadanobu Asano (Zatoichi), Rory Cochrane (Black Mass), Shiori Kutsuna (The Life of Guskou Budori), Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) and Kippei Shiina (Assassination Classroom).
The Outsider is based on an original idea by John Linson (Sons of Anarchy), who will also serve as producer, along with Joel Silver (Dragon Eyes), Andrew Rona (The Commuter) and Steve Richards (Ninja Assassin).
Catch The Outsider on Netflix on March 9th. Trailer below:
This history of the yakuza in the post-war years, and their relationship with the Occupation forces, is fascinating. This movie is gonna be so damn good.
Hmmm not sure how this will play out and how Japanese the aesthetic will be but hey, it’s on Netflix, so I will give it go!
Same reason I’ll give it a chance.
Man, a Takashi Miike/Tom Hardy version of this would have been a dream.
Wow this came out of nowhere & looks stunning. I’ll be eagerly waiting for this one to drop.