Infinite (2021 film/My Version)

Infinite is a 2021 American science fiction action film directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Ian Shorr with a screen story by Todd Stein based on the 2009 novel "The Reincarnationist Papers" by D. Eric Maikranz. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Toby Jones, and Dylan O'Brien. Infinite tells the story of Evan McCauley (Wahlberg) who has a perfect life until he remembers the past and joins the Infinites, a group of skillful warriors who have lived and died a thousand times led by Nora Brightman (Cookson) to defeat Bathurst (Ejiofor) from destroying the world with the bomb called the Egg that could mean the end of all things.

The film was originally planned to be released on December 25, 2020 but was pushed back to June 10, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid competition with The Tomorrow War and Wonder Woman 1984 simultaneously in theaters in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D, ScreenX, 4DX, and other premium large screen formats and on the HBO Max streaming service. Infinite premiered at the Dolby Theatre on June 7, 2021. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America, Tencent Pictures in China, and Sony Pictures Releasing International under the Columbia Pictures label in its international markets, it received mixed reviews from critics who found it to be a misleading adaptation of the novel, but praised for the action sequences, musical score, screenplay, visual effects and performances (particularly Wahlberg, Ejiofor, Cookson, Abdul-Mateen II, O'Brien, and Mantzoukas). Although the plot received its criticism. It became a box-office success and grossed $450 million over a $200 budget. The film was also a streaming hit, becoming the most successful launch title in HBO Max's history until it was overtaken by The Suicide Squad.