Sicario 2 trailer: First look at return of Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin in cartel sequel Soldado

Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima takes over from Denis Villeneuve as director

The first trailer for crime thriller Soldado - the sequel to 2015 hit film Sicario - has arrived.

Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro have reprised their roles for the follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's cartel thriller which starred Emily Blunt in the lead role. Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima - who directed TV series Gomorrah and superior gangster film Suburra - overtakes the Blade Runner 2049 filmmaker for a story from Taylor Sheridan.

The action crime thriller follows CIA agent Matt Graver (Brolin) and del Toro's operative Alejandro Gillick as they attempt to eliminate a drug cartel smuggling terrorists from Mexico into the United states.

Jeffrey Donovan and Catherine Keener also star.

Soldado arrives in cinemas on 29 June, just under three years since Sicario made $84.9m at the global box office from a modest $30m.

We spoke to Sollima last year who described the film as "a different journey in the same world."

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