In the Grey(2026)

Name: In the Grey
Director: Guy Ritchie
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: May 15, 2026
Cast: Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Rosamund Pike, Fisher Stevens

Black Bear

- Action
- Drama

Release Date: May 15, 2026 | Wide

A covert team of elite operatives lives in the space between laws, governments, and official sanction — the grey. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, they are sent to steal it back in what should be a suicide mission. Bronco is the cocky American. Sid is the no-nonsense Brit. Sophia is the senior negotiator caught between them and the target. What begins as a heist becomes a full-scale war of strategy, deception, and survival. A Guy Ritchie action thriller about loyalty, improvisation, and operating outside the rules.

Releases

Original Release | May 15, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of May 18, 2026 11:33 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$3,005,000
Total US & Canada:
$3,005,000
Total Worldwide:
$3,005,000

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Guy Ritchie
Director

Henry Cavill
Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal
Actor

Eiza González
Actor

Rosamund Pike
Actor

Fisher Stevens
Actor

Emmett J Scanlan

Actor

Christian Ochoa Lavernia

Jonathan Moreno

Carlos Bardem

Actor

Jason Wong

Actor

Mohammed Al Turki

Wolfgang

Kojo Attah

Andre Baker

Cory Douglas Campbell

The Port Master

Gonzalo Bouza

Javier

Rana Alamuddin

Ruba

Karlos Klaumannsmoller

Engineer

Alexey Chunaev

FBI Agent

Silvia Naval

Concierge

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom,United States

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

In the Grey is a 2026 British-American action thriller written, directed, and co-produced by Guy Ritchie, his follow-up to The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). The film follows a covert team of elite operatives tasked with reclaiming a vast fortune stolen by a ruthless despot, played by Carlos Bardem. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Bronco, the team's cocky American operative, Henry Cavill plays Sid, the more measured British counterpart, and Eiza González plays Sophia, the senior negotiator the team is also tasked with extracting. Rosamund Pike plays a key supporting role. The cast also includes Fisher Stevens, Emmett J. Scanlan, Jason Wong as Gucci, Kristofer Hivju, and Darrell D'Silva. The film is produced by Ivan Atkinson, John Friedberg, Dave Caplan, and Ritchie, all of whom are recurring collaborators. Cinematography is by Ed Wild. Principal photography took place in September and October 2023 on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The production received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement allowing filming to proceed during the 2023 strike. Lionsgate originally purchased US distribution rights and scheduled the film for January 17, 2025, before pulling it from its release calendar in November 2024 when post-production was not completed in time. By November 2025, Lionsgate released its distribution rights, and Black Bear Pictures chose to self-distribute the film, releasing it in the United States on May 15, 2026. Lionsgate retains digital and pay-TV rights. The film runs 98 minutes and is rated R. Core themes include loyalty, deception, operating outside the law, improvisation under pressure, and the cost of operating in the grey. The film is for audiences drawn to Ritchie's brand of ensemble action filmmaking.

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Fun Facts

During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the production was granted an interim agreement allowing Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the rest of the cast to continue working while most Hollywood productions were shut down.