First THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Movie Image Reveals Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in Guy Ritchie’s Spy Series Adaptation

Warner Bros. has unveiled the very first The Man
from U.N.C.L.E. movie image from director Guy
Ritchie ’s adaptation of the popular 1960s TV
series. Steven Soderbergh was initially attached
to helm the film for WB before Ritchie came on,
after which Tom Cruise came onboard to star
alongside Armie Hammer ( The Social Network )
before leaving to focus on Mission: Impossible 5 ,
with the Man of Steel himself Henry
Cavill subsequently filling the vacant role. This
finished iteration of the film takes place in the
early 60s at the height of the Cold War, as
Cavill’s CIA agent Napoleon Solo is forced to
team up with Hammer’s KGB agent Illya Kuryakin
to stop a mysterious criminal organization. The
1960s aesthetic is on full display in this debut
image, and I’m curious to see how Ritchie
handles this inherently fun spy set-up. I imagine
a debut trailer isn’t far off.
Check out the first The Man from
U.N.C.L.E. image after the jump. The film also
stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki , and
Jared Harris , with Ritchie having penned the
screenplay alongside his Sherlock Holmes
collaborator Lionel Wigram . The Man from
U.N.C.L.E. opens in theaters August 14, 2015.