Summary

• Jessica Alba stars as Parker in the first trailer for director Mouly Surya's Trigger Warning.
• The Netflix action film stars Alba as a Special Forces soldier who exposes a dangerous criminal conspiracy after taking over her late father's bar.
• Trigger Warning puts Alba center stage as an action hero and promises to be a new type of role for the actor.

Trigger Warning's first trailer has been released, teasing the new Jessica Alba action movie. Directed by Mouly Surya, Trigger Warning stars Alba as Parker, a Special Forces soldier who faces off against a gang of violent criminals after taking over ownership of her late father's bar. The film also stars Mark Webber, Anthony Michael Hall, Tone Bell, and Jake Weary, and is set to release on Netflix this summer.

Now, Netflix shares the first trailer for Trigger Warning ahead of the film's release on the service on June 21. Check out the trailer below:

After a series of promotional images, the trailer provides the best look yet at Alba as an action hero, and teases the types of inventive action sequences audiences can expect. As shown in the trailer, Parker finds herself caught up in a criminal conspiracy that involves of the local government.

Alba remains best known for starring as Sue Storm in two Fantastic Four movies, but she's also appeared in movies like Machete and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

What The Trigger Warning Trailer Reveals About The Movie

Will Jessica Alba Make A Compelling Action Hero?

Alba hasn't yet been given a fair shake as a solo action hero, and Trigger Warning finally looks to be putting the actor center stage. The actor doesn't appear in movies as often as she used to, but her previous film in the genre was the disastrous Killers Anonymous in 2019, which currently has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Unlike that film, which essentially featured Alba as the third lead, Trigger Warning's trailer affirms that Alba is the centerpiece around which the whole film's story revolves.

Just like how 2014's John Wick essentially revived Keanu Reeves' career, Trigger Warning has the potential to do the same for Alba. John Wick, however, became a hit not just due to Reeves' performance, but also due to an inventive, hard-hitting style of action that hadn't really been seen before in Hollywood. Trigger Warning's trailer suggests the movie won't feature action at this same high level with the same level of finesse, but that doesn't mean it can't still be a fun, gritty, and action-packed vehicle for Alba to show off her skills.

The trailer unveils more about the key figures in the Trigger Warning cast or characters, notably that Parker will have few allies as she attempts to weed out the corruption around her. After she returns home, it seems that she'll learn that a corrupt senator and several police officers may have been involved in her father's death. It remains to be seen whether Trigger Warning will be a hit, but it certainly promises to feature a version of Alba audiences haven't really seen before.

Source: Netflix