12 STRONG Trailer Debut Witness the first 12 STRONG trailer! The film, directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, stars Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Rob Riggle, Trevante Rhodes, and Austin Stowell. 12 STRONG will be released in theaters on January 19, 2018. 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.