From the (used to be) legendary John Woo... fans of the original, look away now.

35 years on, if anyone has the right to do an English-speaking remake of the Hong Kong action classic for streamers who haven't heard of Chow Yun Fat, 'the legendary John Woo' does. Thing is, he's had a patchy record over the last 15 years, but almost burst back onto the scene in style last year with Silent Night, which wasn't bad and almost worked. It showed he could still put together an action sequence, but (personal preference only) cgi blood still looks awful and is no substitute for an old-fashioned squib; the excessively digital look and all-round made-for-streaminess didn't do it any favours.

So I'm predicting a similar outcome for The Killer. It's made for streaming and, since Woo has shown he doesn't mind reverting to cgi, I suspect this will be full of it. The biggest problem though is the casting. Recasting the mighty Chow Yun Fat as... Nathalie Emmanuel? F**k off! A couple of her action shots in the trailer just had me laughing and her snatches of dialogue confirm it. Nah. Originally Lupita Nyong'o was cast, and that could have been interesting because she's a very good actress. Emmanuel is just a pretty face with (at best) a lightweight presence, and was carried through Game of Thrones. Also, Sam Worthington is in there sporting an Oirish accent, and while that should not be considered in any way a good thing, I'm now replaying certain bits of Avatar in my mind with Irish blue stick insects, and it's amusing me.

I'm not a huge fan of the first 2, despite liking zombie action generally ... But with Danny Boyle + Alex Garland, plus Ralph Fiennes + Jodie Comer, it might just turn out OK ...

(I broke my 'no trailers' rule, as this isn't at the cinema for another 6 months).

I broke my rule too, and didn't even know there was another on the way. Bloody good trailer.