Way of the Warrior Kid Trailer and Key Art Debut
Apple Original Films has unveiled the trailer and key art for Way of the Warrior Kid, directed by McG and based on the inspiring novel by Jocko Willink.
Starring Chris Pratt, Linda Cardellini, Jude Hill, and Willink, Way of the Warrior Kid will debut globally on Apple TV on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. The film has been rated PG-13 for action, violence, language, and brief suggestive references.
Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc (Hill), a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake (Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah (Cardellini).
To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program he calls “Operation Warrior Kid” based on his SEAL training. Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way.
Based on the bestselling novel by former Navy SEAL Willink, Way of the Warrior Kid is directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) from a screenplay by Will Staples (Without Remorse, The Right Stuff).
Alongside Pratt, Cardellini, Hill and Willink, the cast also includes Ava Torres, Levi McConaughey, Darien Sills-Evans, Carl McDowell, Parker Young, and more.
An Apple Original Film by Skydance, Way of the Warrior Kid is produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, alongside McG and Mary Viola for Wonderland Sound, Pratt for Indivisible Productions, Ben Everard for Everard Entertainment, Bruce Wayne Gillies and author Willink. Staples, Steven Bello and Cliff Lanning serve as executive producers.
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