'Reacher's Alan Ritchson Goes 'Edge of Tomorrow' in High-Octane Trailer for "Biggest Netflix Movie Ever"

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Published Feb 4, 2026, 1:01 PM EST

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Alan Ritchson isn’t easing into his post-Reacher career — he’s launching himself straight into a full-blown sci-fi war. Netflix has unveiled the high-octane trailer for War Machine. The large-scale action thriller throws Ritchson’s soldier into a training exercise that spirals into a fight for survival against deadly alien forces. Think boot camp meets Edge of Tomorrow, with a splash of horror thrown in for good measure.

Ritchson plays a combat engineer known only as “81,” named after his Ranger selection number. But behind the callsign is a man already carrying serious emotional weight, haunted by trauma from a Taliban attack that killed his brother. Director Patrick Hughes leaned into that vulnerability, encouraging Ritchson to treat the film like a horror story as much as an action movie.

Veteran action icon Dennis Quaid plays Sergeant Major Sheridan, one of the officers overseeing Ritchson's 81. Also starring are Jai Courtney, Esai Morales as another Army officer, with Stephan James, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber playing fellow Ranger candidates. Speaking in a previous interview with Wired, Ritchson didn’t exactly downplay expectations:

“War Machine for Netflix [is coming soon.] I think, and you heard it here first, [it’s] probably gonna be the b— no, not probably. [It’s] gonna be the biggest movie that Netflix has ever had. This movie is gonna be a monster. This is the coolest thing they’ve ever made, guaranteed.”

What Can We Expect From 'War Machine'?

As we already noted, the hype is huge as the film was touted by Ritchson as Netflix’s “biggest movie ever,” and according to Courtney, the reasoning for that excitement is fully legitimate. He told Collider's Steve Weintraub, “I think that film is going to blow people away. It’s big. It’s a high concept. Alan [Ritchson]’s an absolute savage.” He went on to say:

“Pat [Patrick Hughes], I’ve been a fan of for a long time, and he’s become a good friend as well, and it was cool to go down there [to Victoria, Australia, where the film was shot]. What I really love about what he’s doing is he’s pulling these big, visionary action films into Australia and into the industry down there. I think it’s really healthy for the business down there, and it’s cool to see we have such world-class crews and locations.”

War Machine will premiere on Netflix on March 6, 2026.