Dhanush’s assassin role in Russo Brothers’ helmed The Gray Man has earned delightful responses from critics, post the advance screening in LA. The main cast with director Joe Russo and Anthony Russo were present for a Q&A with the press, during which co-star Ana de Armas also spoke about filming fight sequences with the Indian Kollywood star.
With the social media embargo up, the non-spoiler verdict is in for Netflix’s ambitious spy thriller flick, The Gray Man and critics so far have praised Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling for their paired-up fight scenes. But surprisingly, the spotlight is on Dhanush’s appearance, though brief he seems to have left a lasting impression. In addition, the Asuran actor’s wholesome responses to journalists during the Q&A have garnered much love from fellow Kollywood actors and fans. Stills of Dhanush seated beside Julia Butters are already all over social media and the star’s fans were also thrilled to see him with a new hair-do. Readers can check it out below.
I hosted the first screening & Q&A for #TheGrayMan with Ryan Gosling, @ChrisEvans, their arms, and @regejean @dhanushkraja, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick, Alfre Woodard, Julia Butters, & @Russo_Brothers.
Amazing night! Good luck to these upstarts. pic.twitter.com/MpdIrXm458
— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) July 11, 2022
Sseing #TheGrayMan social embargo is up. I had the chance to watch it last month, I loved Dhanush in this film. He gets the best fight scene in the movie. There's one really smart change from the book w/ Evans and Gosling that I was really happy to see on screen.
— Kirsten (@KirstenAcuna) July 11, 2022
Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) on how he became involved in #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/4Qh4X0nlEg
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 11, 2022
D sirrrrrr can’t tell you how proud we feel when we see this 🙏🙏 @dhanushkraja sirrrr massssssssss panreengaaaaaa America la 👍👍👍
(ps: oru seat thalli irukra anda bridgerton hero WhatsApp number kidaikuma? 🤪) #TheGrayMan https://t.co/ON8lN1SxUW
— DD Neelakandan (@DhivyaDharshini) July 11, 2022
Ps – I asked the Russos about casting Dhanush, but will wait to post after the film's out on Netflix bc we chat spoilers!
— Kirsten (@KirstenAcuna) July 11, 2022
.@Russo_Brother’ #TheGrayMan has unrelenting, well-constructed action sequences. Battle of wits, bullets & brawn. Ryan Gosling & @ChrisEvans share excellent repartee (and sleazebag facial hair!). Ana de Armas is badass & beauty. Dhanush’s scenes are ruthless & sharp. pic.twitter.com/aYNmxGpLkg
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 11, 2022
#TheGrayMan is a full action-pack from the #RussoBrothers & I had a great time watching! #AnaDeArmas is amazing & sharply nailed the action scenes. #RyanGosling & @chrisevans are great together & perfect fight scenes. pic.twitter.com/NWPZ6VaqZR
— Jana N Nagase – Jana On Camera (@janaoncamera) July 11, 2022
“The Gray Man” is 2022’s perfect summer action flick.
Adrenaline-fueled & hugely entertaining!
Ryan Gosling was badass. I loved every minute of Chris Evans’ delicious ruthlessness.#TheGrayMan #TheGrayManMovie #ChrisEvans #RyanGosling #AnaDeArmas #Netflix #FilmTwitter @netflix pic.twitter.com/hJD64w2kN0— Rama's Screen 🔜 SDCC '22 (@RamasScreen) July 11, 2022
The social media embargo on #TheGrayMan reviews are lifted as of 8:00 PM PST/8:30 AM IST..
First reviews are in..
A Solid Action Entertainer.. Getting Fantastic reviews.. A Winner!
Hollywood Critic @Lulamaybelle calls Actor @dhanushkraja 's ’s scenes are ruthless & sharp. pic.twitter.com/O4xuSJ3xS8
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) July 11, 2022
According to some reviews, Actor @dhanushkraja gets the best action sequence in #TheGrayMan
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) July 11, 2022
THE GRAY MAN is a tactically aggressive, assassin action film by the Russo Brothers. Ryan Gosling brings his usual stoic toughness against Chris Evans’ wicked charm. Not as impressive as the Mission: Impossible or John Wick films but still a hefty piece of popcorn entertainment. pic.twitter.com/ggXuErNUYs
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) July 11, 2022
Netflix’ #TheGrayMan is a solid action-thriller (the streamer’s best so far), with great performances by Gosling, Evans, and de Armas. The fight choreography and stunt work are excellent, to put it mildly. Overall a winner.
— Jeff Ewing (@ReelJeffEwing) July 11, 2022
#Dhanush Speech at #TheGrayMan Eventhttps://t.co/Z27Snhw4Hi
— RJ RaJa (@rajaduraikannan) July 11, 2022
Just the way #Dhanush is taking his simplicity and humour globally 🙂#TheGrayMan @dhanushkraja https://t.co/vGxhT2RviH
— Mimansa Shekhar 🇮🇳 (@mimansashekhar) July 11, 2022
.@dhanushkraja has not only received grt reviews for his work in #TheGrayMan, he is also being praised by American film journalists for his charming presence & responses in the Q&A session👌👏 #Dhanush
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) July 11, 2022
.@dhanushkraja’s scenes are ruthless and sharp… 🔥🔥
Praise about D’s presence in #TheGrayMan from the early reviews for the film.
— Haricharan Pudipeddi (@pudiharicharan) July 11, 2022
The Russo Brothers will soon visit Mumbai, India to promote The Gray Man with Dhanush. So more details regarding his role will roll out, in fact, the directors have already confirmed a spin-off is in the works, similar to Evans’ Lloyd project. The Russos have planned out this Netflix property produced under their production belt AGBO as a new franchise with plans for sequels and spinoffs.
The Gray Man is based on characters from Mark Greaney’s novel with Chris Evans playing Lloyd and Ryan Gosling as the CIA-trained former go-to hitman Court Gentry/Sierra Six. Evans’ Hansen was described as the opposite of his Captain America role and was compared to the likes of Joker. Details are scarce regarding Dhanush’s character except that the star revealed his role didn’t have him exchanging a lot of dialogues with co-stars. Nonetheless, the fist-fight scene was spoken highly by critics and de Armas.
Ana de Armas on filming the hospital scene (which took MANY takes to nail the speed of the fight choreography) with Dhanush (@dhanushkraja). #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/24Jssj9coj
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 11, 2022
Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) very gracious to be involved in #TheGrayMan pic.twitter.com/7nf5nt6E8p
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 11, 2022
The Gray Man arrives on July 15 in select theatres and will later be available to stream on Netflix from July 22. The movie also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Rege-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard and Wagner Moura.
