Apple TV releases first trailer for Chris Pratt's Way of the Warrior Kid
Apple TV has released the first trailer for Way of the Warrior Kid, a film starring Chris Pratt as a Navy SEAL uncle. Outlets differ on the November release date.
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Centre · 2Apple TV released the first official trailer for Way of the Warrior Kid on 27 October 2026, a military-themed film starring Chris Pratt. ColliderN “Apple TV has released the new trailer for Way of the Warrior Kid, the new military movie starring Chris Pratt from The Terminal List.” Read at Collider ↗ Screen RantN “Ahead of the film's November 20 premiere, Apple TV has unveiled the official Way of the Warrior trailer.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 2The film is based on Jocko Willink's novel of the same name, which Screen Rant dates to 2017. It follows Marc, a bullied middle-school boy, who turns for help to his uncle Jake, a Navy SEAL staying with the family. Pratt plays the uncle. Screen RantN “Based on Jocko Willink's 2017 novel of the same name, the Apple TV film centers on Marc, a tween boy in middle school constantly bullied by his peers” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “The film follows a self-doubting kid who learns to find his inner warrior thanks to the help of his tough Navy SEAL uncle (played by Pratt), who is home for the summer.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 2Screen Rant names Jude Hill and Linda Cardellini as co-stars, while Collider names Cardellini and Parker Young. Screen RantN “Pratt leads the Way of the Warrior Kid cast as Uncle Jake alongside Holland's Jude Hill and Crystal Lake's Linda Cardellini.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “which co-stars Linda Cardellini and Parker Young” Read at Collider ↗
Centre · 1Collider says McG directed the film from a script by Will Staples. ColliderN “Will Staples wrote the script for Way of the Warrior Kid with McG directing” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1According to Screen Rant, the trailer shows bullies throwing Marc's bike off a highway bridge and confronting him violently at a carnival. It also shows some of Jake's training and a harrowing event in which Marc gets to be a hero. Screen RantN “with his bullies doing everything from throwing his bike off a highway bridge to violently confronting him at a carnival” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant says the trailer points to changes from the book: a tougher approach from Jake, an injury from a combat mission that he is still struggling to process, and a bus crash in which Marc appears to use his training to help others. Screen RantN “Pratt's Uncle Jake looks to take more of a tough-love approach to Marc's early training”“a bus crash that Marc is aboard, in which he looks to be using some of the training from his Uncle Jake to help the others trapped inside” Read at Screen Rant ↗
Centre · 1Screen Rant calls it Pratt's first live-action family-friendly film and his first project with Apple TV. It notes Willink has four other novels in the series, which could allow a franchise if the film succeeds. Screen RantN “it being his first live-action film geared towards a family-friendly audience”“With Willink also having four other novels in the Way of the Warrior Kid series” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Collider places the film within Pratt's busy 2026, which includes Mercy, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and the third season of The Terminal List. It adds that Pratt is expected, but not confirmed, to return as Star-Lord in Avengers: Doomsday on 18 December. ColliderN “Pratt is expected, but not confirmed, to reprise his role as Star-Lord in Avengers: Doomsday later this year on December 18.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 2The outlets disagree on the release date: Screen Rant gives a November 20 premiere, and Collider gives a November 25 streaming release. Screen RantN “Ahead of the film's November 20 premiere” Read at Screen Rant ↗ ColliderN “before its November 25 streaming release” Read at Collider ↗
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- Framing
- Both entertainment outlets treat it as a promotional trailer news item centred on Pratt. Screen Rant emphasises the plot and changes from the book. Collider emphasises Pratt's busy year and a move away from The Terminal List.
- Emphasis
- Screen Rant: adaptation changes, Apple's film slate, franchise potential. Collider: Pratt's 2026 projects, Avengers: Doomsday, the creative team.
- Leaves out or plays down
- The two outlets give different release dates and different supporting casts, and neither notes the discrepancy.
- Charged language
- “formidable action stars”“unleashed”
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“Chris Pratt is back with another Navy SEAL-based bestseller adaptation in the first Way of the Warrior Kid trailer.” — Screen Rant
“has done more than enough to establish himself as one of the most formidable action stars in all of Hollywood” — Collider
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What every side reports
- Apple TV released the first trailer on 27 October 2026.
- Chris Pratt plays a Navy SEAL uncle in the film.
- The film is based on Jocko Willink's novel Way of the Warrior Kid.
- Linda Cardellini co-stars.
Where accounts differ
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Release date
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- Screen Rant gives a November 20 premiere; Collider gives a November 25 streaming release.
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Chris Pratt's New Navy SEAL Movie Officially Unveiled In Way Of The Warrior Kid
Neutral Trailer news with plot summary, comparison with the novel and context on Apple's film slate.
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Chris Pratt Officially Leaves ‘The Terminal List’ Behind With New Apple TV Action Thriller Trailer
Celebratory Promotes Pratt as a leading action star and frames the film as leaving The Terminal List behind.
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- 27 Oct 13:00 First Screen RantN Chris Pratt's New Navy SEAL Movie Officially Unveiled In Way Of The Warrior Kid
- 27 Oct 13:01 +1m ColliderN Chris Pratt Officially Leaves ‘The Terminal List’ Behind With New Apple TV Action Thriller Trailer
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