Latest THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD Trailer and More Promotional Videos Check out the latest THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD trailer and more promotional videos! The film, directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3), stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, Richard E. Grant, Joaquim de Almeida, and Elodie Yung . THE HITMAN’s BODYGUARD will be released in theaters on August 18. The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.