MANILA, Philippines- Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series.
Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin.
The two agents are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities for a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology.
The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization; and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E also stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, with Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant as Waverly.
The screenplay was written by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, who previously collaborated on re-imagining the classic detective Sherlock Holmes in two hit films. The story is by Jeff Kleeman & David Campbell Wilson and Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, based on the television series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Set for release across the Philippines on Aug. 13, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.