Samuel L Jackson Teaming up With Marvel Co-Star He Never Shared a Screen With for New Post-Apocalyptic Heist Thriller ‘Afterburn’
Samuel L Jackson is one of the greatest actors Hollywood has ever produced. From being the face of Nick Fury to playing the character of Jules Winnfield in the iconic crime drama Pulp Fiction- his remarkable filmography needs no introduction. The Secret Invasion actor would be collaborating with the Guardians Of The Galaxy actor Dave Bautista for his upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller drama.
As announced by a reputed media outlet, both Samuel L Jackson and Dave Bautista are coming together for the first time for their upcoming project. It revolves around 10 years after the technology has been wiped out across the earth due to a massive solar flare.
Samuel L Jackson Teams Up With Dave Bautista For New Post-Apocalyptic Heist Thriller ‘Afterburn‘
According to the information provided by the entertainment outlet Deadline, the wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista would be playing the character of an ex-soldier, who works as a treasure hunter. He recovers valuable items from the old world. Samuel L. Jackson would be playing the character of a freedom fighter, Valentine.
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The post-apocalyptic thriller drama, Afterburn is adapted from the Red 5 comic/ graphic novel series. According to Deadline, the project is headed by filmmaker J.J. Perry. He has recently finished filming The Killers Game with Dave Bautista. Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Steve Richards and Dave Bautista are co-producers of Afterburn.
According to producer Toby Jaffe-
“Afterburn is a terrific action story, combining the fun of Indiana Jones with the near future world building of Children of Men. J.J. is going to bring this to life in a thrilling way, using real practical stunt work to create authentic, visceral set pieces. Dave is one of the leading action stars in the world today, as well as being an actor with real soul and versatility. So excited to be making Afterburn with them both.”
As reported by Deadline, John Friedberg even spoke about the exciting collaboration of the two great actors. He said-
“The combination of Dave Bautista and Sam Jackson in an epic adventure is a sure-fire proposition for the international marketplace. With an action master like J.J. at the helm, and incredible producers in Steve, Neal, and Toby, this is going to be a spectacular cinematic event.”
Samuel L Jackson was recently seen in Henry Cavill led- meta spy drama Argylle. The Blade Runner actor Dave Bautista would be seen in the second installment of Timothee Chalamet led- Dune, and My Spy: The Eternal City by his production company.
Samuel L. Jackson Talks About His Meta Spy-drama Argylle
During the promotion of Argylle recently, Samuel L Jackson and Matthew Vaughn appeared for an interview with the entertainment outlet Screenrant. While talking about comfort zones, both actor and director duo were asked if they had to go out of their comfort zones for the meta spy drama. Samuel L Jackson said-
“I don’t have a comfort zone. I just show up. Matthew asked me to do it. I asked him a few pertinent questions about, “Can I do this? Can I do that? Can I have this in the man cave? Can I have that in the man cave? How do you feel about this look?” And once all those things were settled, we just do what we normally do. He lets me show up and show him what I want to be.”
Matthew Vaughn further added-
“And we just have to make sure he’s in focus. Yeah, it was a pleasure. I think the secret weapon of this movie is the fun that we had making it, and I think that oozes through. I always say the Traveling Wilburys are a supergroup. I felt like this is the supergroup of actors; they came together and brought their A-game and lifted each other up to a whole new level.”
Argylle is based on spy author Elly Conway played by actor Bryce Dallas Howard who ends up falling into a mess after her book starts mirroring the real-life events around the world. Argylle is running in the theatres right now.
