Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (also known as Sicario 2: Soldado in the U.K.) is a 2018 American action-crime film directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan, the film stars Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener.

The film was released on June 11, 2018 in Mexico and June 29, 2018 in the United States.

Plot
The drug war on the U.S. - Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the U.S. border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.

Cast

 * Benicio del Toro as Alejandro Gillick
 * Josh Brolin as Matt Graver
 * Jeffrey Donovan as Steve Forsing
 * Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Gallo
 * Matthew Modine as James Ridley
 * David Castaneda as Hector
 * Elijah Rodriguez as Miguel Hernandez
 * Ian Bohen as Carson Wright
 * Jackamoe Buzzell as Commander Willett

Sequel
In June 2018, preceding to the release of Soldado, producer Trent Luckinbill affirmed that a third film is in development. In January 2021, it was noted that the producers anticipated to start filming the third installment in the spring or summer of that very same year. It was revealed that the third film will be named Sicario: Capos.