AXL Trailer Debut Here is the first AXL trailer! The film, written and directed by Oliver Daly, stars Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Dominic Rains, Eric Etebari, Alex MacNicoll, Niko Guardado, and Thomas Jane. AXL will be released in theaters on August 24. The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.