Watch the first trailer for «Death Wish» starring Bruce Willis.
Make no mistake. Bruce Willis doesn’ t play a cop in the upcoming action film “ Death Wish, ” but a trauma surgeon that takes matters into his own hands after his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home.
“Somebody has to do it, ” he quips in the teaser.
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Director Eli Roth’s remake of the 1974 revenge thriller from the novel by Brian Garfield is set in Chicago, where police are overloaded with crimes. Set to AC/DC’s “Back in Black, ” the trailer shows Dr. Paul Kersey (Willis) use his surgeon skills to identify criminals and take revenge on a crusade for justice to avenge his wife’s death.
The anonymous slayings of criminals are grabbing the media’s attention, leaving the city wondering if the hooded vigilante killer is a guardian angel or grim reaper.
“Is he right for taking the law into his own hands?, ” asks radio host Sway in the trailer. “He’s become a folk hero, ” remarks another commentator in the footage.
Also starring Vincent D’ Onofrio, Dean Norris, and Kimberly Elise, “Death Wish” opens in theaters on Nov. 22.
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