Check Out Samuel L Jackson In This New Trailer Of 'The Hitman’s Bodyguard'

This odd-couple dynamic is the fuel powering The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Patrick Hughes’ zany action romp in which Reynolds and Jackson channel the spirit of Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. The film’s tongue-in-cheek poster was enough to pique our curiosity, but Lionsgate has gone one step further today to dispatch the new and frankly hilarious final trailer.

Dialling the action up to 11, it’s a tantalizing tease of the studio’s upcoming feature, one that makes no bones about placing Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s duelling operatives front and center. In fact, their encounter is shaping up to be the cinematic equivalent of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, albeit with an added touch of hilarity. But can it go on to become one of summer’s bona fide sleeper hits? We’ll have to wait and see.

Also on board here are Kirsty Mitchell, Sam Hazeldine and Richard E. Grant. The Hitman’s Bodyguard shoots for theatres on August 18th.