2 Guns is a 2013 American action comedy film directed by Icelandic film director Baltasar Kormákur in his first American directorial debut. The film stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. Based on a comic book series of the same name published by Boom! Studios. The film was released in the United States on August 2, 2013, and was met with mixed to positive reviews from critics. This was Denzel Washington's first American comedy film since 1996 Christmas comedy film The Preacher's Wife.