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Reynolds, Branagh and Dorociński film conquers the world

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

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  • “Mayday,” starring Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh and Marcin Dorociński, reached the top of Apple TV’s trends in 101 countries.
  • The action comedy follows an American lieutenant and a former senior KGB agent after a plane crash during a secret mission in the Soviet Union.
  • Dorociński plays a ruthless KGB agent and will soon appear as Wokulski in a film adaptation of “The Doll.”

“Mayday,” the action comedy starring Marcin Dorociński alongside Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, has become a global hit on Apple TV after its September 4 premiere. The film entered the platform’s trending rankings in 101 countries, reaching number one in the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

The story is set in 1989. Reynolds plays Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, who is sent on a secret mission to the Soviet Union. His plane comes under fire and crashes. When Troy regains consciousness, he finds himself beside Nikolai Ustinov, a former senior KGB agent played by Branagh. Ustinov, an admirer of America, wants to help him escape.

Dorociński plays Aleksander Volkov, the Russian agent pursuing the two main characters. The film presents Volkov as a ruthless KGB operative and its main villain.

I am finishing nearly four months of work on this fantastic project.

· Marcin DorocińskiHe wrote this on Facebook after filming “Mayday” ended.

The Polish actor previously wrote on Facebook that he had completed nearly four months of work on the project and was delighted to perform with Branagh. During filming in Budapest, he shared a photograph with the actor and reflected on the unexpected nature of such a meeting: “There are such things in heaven and earth as are dreamed of by no philosopher, said the title character of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. And there are such acting encounters that I had never dreamed of, because I lacked the courage, because I thought: Me? Where? When? Why?”

Dorociński has also appeared in “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning Part One,” as the captain of the submarine Sevastopol, and in “The Queen’s Gambit,” as Russian chess grandmaster Vasily Borgov. His next major role will be Wokulski in a cinema adaptation of Prus’s “The Doll,” scheduled to premiere on September 28.

There are such things in heaven and earth as are dreamed of by no philosopher, said the title character of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. And there are such acting encounters that I had never dreamed of, because I lacked the courage, because I thought: Me? Where? When? Why?

· Marcin DorocińskiHe posted the reflection while sharing a photograph with Kenneth Branagh during filming in Budapest.
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