- Criminal fakes death for insurance, wife plots real murder
- Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green star
- Martin Campbell directs this crime thriller
- In cinemas from 28 August 2026 at Nu Metro
Just Play Dead is a crime thriller directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by Dan Gordon. Samuel L. Jackson plays a criminal who plans to fake his own death for insurance money while framing his wife’s lover. Eva Green plays his wife, who plots to kill him for real and take it all. María Pedraza, Eoin Macken and Jason Fernández also star.
The trailer sets up the deadly battle of wits as husband and wife race to outmaneuver each other. The film runs 97 minutes and features music by Robert Folk, with Valentin Dimitrov, Sagiv Diamant and Phil Hunt producing. Just Play Dead opens on 28 August 2026 and will be showing at Nu Metro cinemas.
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In South African cinemas: at Nu Metro from Friday 9 October 2026