Home News Justin Brayer July 30th, 2026 - 3:12 PMKenneth Branagh is most known for directing and starring in Shakespeare adaptations. Now, he stars alongside Ryan Reynolds in the action film Mayday. While he has had a hand in action movies such as Tenet and Thor, he has never been an action star. He added, “Frankly, if you do Shakespeare, there are 37 plays, and about 34 of them have a big fight at the end. Mayday is directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) and follows a crash-landed American pilot (Ryan Reynolds) and his unlikely friendship with a Soviet (Kenneth Branagh).