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A new image fromNovocainehas been revealed. The upcoming2025 action thriller moviestarsThe Boys' Jack Quaid, who plays Nathan Caine, a bank executive impervious to experiencing physical pain. When his girlfriend (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, Nathan puts his ordinary life behind him and decides to use his inability to feel pain in order to save the love of his life.Novocaine’s cast also includes Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp, and Jacob Batalon.
ScreenRantcan now share anexclusive first-look image fromNovocaine. The image shows Quaid’s character, Nathan, sitting in the driver’s seat of a car and looking alarmed while holding a gun and staring at a laptop. The forefinger on Nathan’s hand in the image is stained with dried blood, which may be his own, or from someone he has recently hurt or killed in the quest to find and save his kidnapped girlfriend. See the full-size image below:
Novocaine Is A Perfect Movie For Jack Quaid
Nathan Is Reminiscent Of The Boys' Hughie Campbell
With many parallels between Nathan and Quaid’sThe Boyscharacter, Hughie,Novocainelooks like the perfect movie for him to star in. Being covered in blood, in a situation that is over his head, and dealing with ruthless individuals is what happens with Hughie in nearly every episode ofThe Boys. Even Nathan’s motivation, to save his girlfriend, has similarities to Hughie’s initial motivation of getting justice for his girlfriend who was murdered by a supe. In the above image, he may be seeing his kidnapped girlfriend on the laptop, further contributing to his panicked expression.
Nathan will use weapons as seen in the image, but will also engage in hand-to-hand combat, making him more of an action hero than Hughie.
One significant way thatNovocaineis distinct fromThe Boysis that Nathan gets to be the hero and the undisputed star of the story.The Boysis an ensemble series and Hughie is not always at the forefront of it. InNovocaine,Nathan has to rely on himself and his “superpower” of not feeling pain and will be unable to rely on a team of allieslike Hughie has in thePrime Video show. Nathan will use weapons as seen in the image, but will also engage in hand-to-hand combat, making him more of an action hero than Hughie.
Novocaine Is One Of 2025’s Most Exciting Action Movies
It Has Multiple Advantages Over Other 2025 Action Movies
While there are many highly anticipated action movies releasing in 2025, most of them are attached to franchises, and feature experienced action heroes.Part of what makesNovocaineexciting is that it is an original storynot attached to an ongoing franchise. Nathan is also a compelling draw, as he is a novice at being an action hero, but has a condition that makes him a unique threat. The tense and comedic scenarios that can be built from this are enticing and makeNovocainea must-see movie in 2025.
Novocaine
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Novocaine follows the story of a successful dentist whose life spirals out of control after becoming entangled with a seductive patient. Facing unexpected challenges and criminal activity, he finds his personal and professional worlds colliding, leading to an urgent fight to preserve both his reputation and sanity.
