Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Alan Ritchson to Star in New Film About Navy SEAL Mike Thornton
Alan Ritchson, the star of Reacher, will be in a new movie about a real-life Navy SEAL named Mike Thornton.
The film is directed by Patrick Hughes.
The story is set in the Vietnam War and will show Thornton and a group of soldiers trapped behind enemy lines.
They have to fight a lot of enemies to survive.
Thornton later saved a wounded lieutenant and another soldier by swimming for hours.
This brave act earned him a special award.
The film is being made by Amazon MGM Studios and includes producers like Sylvester Stallone.
Ritchson is also busy with his show Reacher and other projects.
Alan Ritchson will star in an untitled Amazon MGM Studios film about Navy SEAL Mike Thornton.
Patrick Hughes, who recently worked with Ritchson on War Machine, will direct.
The film is set during the final days of the Vietnam War.
The story follows Thornton's heroic actions, including swimming through hostile waters.
Sylvester Stallone and Alan Ritchson are among the producers of the project.
- Who
- Alan Ritchson, Mike Thornton, and Patrick Hughes
- What
- An untitled film about Navy SEAL Mike Thornton during the final days of the Vietnam War
- When
- The final days of the Vietnam War
- Where
- North Vietnam and the South China Sea
- Why
- To depict the story of Mike Thornton's valor during the Vietnam War.
- Actor
- Alan Ritchson
- Director
- Patrick Hughes
- Studio
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Based on
- NAVY Seal Mike Thornton
- Producers
- Sylvester Stallone, Todd Lieberman, Alex Young, Alan Ritchson, Alan Rautbort
- Script Writers
- Mark Semos, Alan Ritchson, Jason Hall