When you think of Kenneth Branagh, you think Shakespeare. You think performances with gravitas, or the operatic comic book fare of Thor, or the tender coming-of-age drama of Belfast. Speaking to Empire, Branagh shared that he didn’t expect to be doing this kind of action. “Frankly, if you do Shakespeare, there are 37 plays, and about 34 of them have a big fight at the end. For Reynolds, the chance to deliver an unexpected dynamic between himself and Branagh was the real opportunity of Mayday.