‘The Outsider’ Trailer & Poster: Jared Leto Joins the Yakuza

Netflix has released a new trailer for ‘The Outsider‘, a new crime thriller starring Jered Leto. The film is set in post-WWII Japan, where Leto plays an american POW who is forced to repay a debt while navigating the criminal underworld. Although the last time we saw Leto was in ‘Blade Runner 2049‘, this performance seems to see the actor to stretch some different muscles while also keeping his well-known method approach. The fact the Leto seems to be playing a more subtle ruthless killer adds some spice to what could be a very routine movie.

The film has been long in the works. The script was penned in 2011, and throughout it’s development big stars like Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy were attaached at one point or another. Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the film in 2016, hiring Danish filmmaker Martin Zandvliet to direct the script that was co-written by Andrew Baldwin (Bastille Day) and John Linson.

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In addition to Leto, the cast of ‘The Outsider‘ is rounded out Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Shioli Kutsuna, Emile Hirsch, Raymond Nicholson, Rory Cochrane, Nao Omori, and Min Tanaka. The film is set for release on March 9, 2018. Here’s the official synopsis and poster for the film below:

Set in post-WWII Japan, an imprisoned American soldier (Leto) is released with the help of his Yakuza cellmate. Now free, he sets out to earn their respect and repay his debt while navigating the dangerous criminal underworld.