Reacher star Alan Ritchson at a Wheel of Time event for Prime Video.
Alan Ritchson’s action-star stock was already climbing before War Machine hit Netflix, but now that the sci-fi thriller has taken off, fans are doing what they always do when an actor suddenly feels bigger than the material they are currently in: they are casting him in everything else.
In this case, one of the louder suggestions making the rounds is a pretty obvious one if you have seen War Machine at all. A new wave of fan chatter has imagined Ritchson as Solid Snake, with digital artist BossLogic among the names helping fuel the comparison. Social posts tied to BossLogic’s pages explicitly lean into the idea that War Machine basically plays like a live-action Metal Gear riff, with one post joking, “Until we get a Metal Gear movie, I’m just going to say this was one.” Separate Instagram chatter has also highlighted a Metal Gear Solid-inspired poster tied to Ritchson and the film. The comparison is not exactly coming out of nowhere. War Machine debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 English film list across 93 countries with 39.3 million views, according to Netflix Tudum. Related My Awards Have a First Name; It's O-S-C-A-R — The Collider Movie Quiz! Last night, the Academy Awards were doled out to an array of worthy artists. What do you know about the 98-year history of this tradition? Posts By Macklen Makhloghi Is 'War Machine' Worth Watching? Directed by Patrick Hughes, War Machine follows Ritchson as a combat veteran called 81 as he endures one of the most unforgiving Army Ranger training programs imaginable, only for that already brutal test to be interrupted by an alien crash landing. What starts as a military story quickly pivots into a sci-fi survival thriller, with 81 and the other trainees forced into a desperate fight against a deadly otherworldly machine. Collider’s review stated that War Machine gives Alan Ritchson one of his biggest opportunities yet to headline a major action spectacle. Aidan Kelley said the Netflix sci-fi thriller combines brutal military training with an unexpected alien invasion, delivering plenty of action even if the story rarely breaks new ground. What elevates the film most is Ritchson himself, whose committed performance provides the movie with its strongest source of momentum. "War Machine does indeed struggle to stand out in a crowded subgenre of alien invasion movies, but it also does enough to likely satisfy action and sci-fi fans. There are glimmers of brilliance with Ritchson's surprisingly nuanced performance in the lead role and at least one truly great action sequence, but just about every other aspect falls into"just fine" territory. Is it Ritchson's breakout actioner that will finally put him on the filmmaking map? Maybe not, but it's still a fun enough adventure that streaming fans should find a good amount of enjoyment in." 6 10 War Machine Like Follow Followed R Action Science Fiction Thriller Release Date March 6, 2026 Runtime 107 minutes Director Patrick Hughes Writers Patrick Hughes, James Beaufort Producers Todd Lieberman, Alexander Young, Patrick Hughes, Greg McLean, Rich Cook Cast See All
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