'Guns Akimbo' Trailer Shows Daniel Radcliffe In Profanity And Bullet-Riddled Action Comedy

Daniel Radcliffe’s new movie “Guns Akimbo” just released a red-band trailer across all social media fronts, offering in-your-face action and violence with a new kind of role from its leading man.

The trailer starts with Radcliffe’s character Miles going about his day as a social media-obsessed loner, who then begins following in disgust an internet trend called “Schizm.” He is soon volunteered for this deathmatch when a few people show up at his door, beat him, and tell him he’s now a part of the game.

“Schizm picked random weirdos and made them fight to the death,” his character describes in the preview.

Radcliffe sports an American accent, a bathrobe, and two guns bolted violently to his hands. His character is forced to fight in this sort of real-life video game that involves taking down other players in a deathmatch. His main target: the Schizm champion Nix (Samara Weaving).

If he chooses not to participate in this event, he will be killed. However, it appears he attempts to recruit her to team up and takedown Schizm instead.

Watch the NSFW “Guns Akimbo” trailer below:

The “Guns Akimbo” trailer, first released Wednesday, is as in-your-face as the film’s premise, displaying over-the-top action and violence, along with a notable amount of swear words from the “Harry Potter” star.

There are plenty of comedic moments to balance out the violence, though, with scenes showing Miles attempting to open doors, pull up his pants, and do basic tasks with guns bolted to his hands.

“Guns Akimbo” is the second movie directed by visual effects artist Jason Lei Howden, whose previous works include rotoscoping and compositing movies like “The Avengers” and “War For the Planet of the Apes.”

“Guns Akimbo” releases in theaters on March 5.

Daniel Radcliffe smoking — Daniel Radcliffe on stage for the play "Equus" at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End on Feb. 22, 2007. Reuters

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