With Jason Momoa bringing his DC superhero pedigree as Aquaman and Dave Bautista drawing on his Marvel experience as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), their collaboration under another DC alumnus, director Angel Manuel Soto, feels like a perfect recipe for high-octane action.
With the release of The Wrecking Crew trailer, we speculate a character-driven tension from Soto’s reputation for prioritizing character over chaos.
Plot details of The Wrecking Crew (2026)
Their father’s mysterious death brings the two estranged half-brothers on a mission. Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) are forced to reunite to uncover the truth and fight Yakuza assassins who are professional Japanese killers known for their strict rules and highly organized crimes.
Both brothers are oblivious to the fact that they might be put to the test for something that can shatter their family forever. However, when they are together, they become an unstoppable force, teaming up to demolish anything in their way.
Watch the action-filled trailer here:
Director’s vision for the film
The Puerto Rican filmmaker, Angel Manuel Soto, is known for directing popular films like Blue Beetle (2023), Charm City Kings (2020), and his debut feature film, La Granja (The Farm) (2015). His directorial style speaks loudly for the stories in lived experiences. He embeds narratives from his own roots as he wants his work to make underrepresented communities shine in the mainstream cinema.
Black and Latino youth, immigrant families, and urban neighborhoods are a defining aspect of his work. He treats these spaces with empathy rather than spectacle. He usually portrays these complex environments shaped by struggle and solitude. Charm City Kings is the film that highlights identity and guidance amid street culture, along with these narratives. Blue Beetle gave an unforgettable fusion of superhero narrative around family, generational legacy, and cultural belonging.
Also, Soto focuses on a fractured brotherly relationship, as evident from The Wrecking Crew trailer. Rather than sole reliance on action beats or exposition, the trailer emphasizes emotional dissonance between the two lead characters. The conflict is not what they are working on, but who they have become during their real search. This aligns with Soto’s tendency to treat external conflict as a mirror of internal struggle.
The Hollywood Reporter cited Soto that having Momoa and Bautista cast for the film was the best decision as they reflect “real-life personalities” of the characters. He added,
“Jason brings this wild, crazy, unpredictable side. And Dave brings this disciplined, methodical, slow-burning intensity to him. And, well, they’re both big.” [Source]
Is The Wrecking Crew trailer hinting at a brotherly conflict like The Accountant 2?
Some surface-level similarities exist between The Accountant 2 (2025) and The Wrecking Crew due to a visible theme of brotherly conflict. The estranged brothers forced to work together, clashing personalities and methods of solving conflict, and a mix of personal baggage, which likely attracts external threat, a catalyst to push the story forward, are some of the ways these two films heavily rely on. Both films show estranged brothers forced to reunite and work together for a shared purpose by overcoming their conflicts.
However, certain differences are noted as well. The Accountant 2 frames brotherly conflict but with emotionally heavy roots, leading to past trauma, magnified moral tension, and intense drama.
The Wrecking Crew, as seen in the trailer, has action mixed with comedy, which does not show heavy dramatic tropes. The direct emotional narrative is subtle, whereas The Accountant 2 takes brotherhood as a core theme. On the contrary, The Wrecking Crew seems playful, taking high-energy action as a fun element and a source for laughs.
The Wrecking Crew tells the story of half-brothers, while The Accountant 2 has full biological brothers who were separated for some years.
When is The Wrecking Crew (2026) releasing?
Amazon MGM Studios will distribute The Wrecking Crew (2026) through Prime Video on January 28, 2026.
Genre: Action, comedy
Cast: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
Producers: Jeffrey Fierson, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris
Release date: January 28, 2026
Movie runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes
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