After manifesting the project on social media,Jason MomoaandDave Bautista’s upcoming buddy cop filmThe Wrecking Crewwill see the dynamic duo joined by a formerDeadpoolstar. Following two half-siblings with polar opposite personalities investigating the murder of their father,The Wrecking Crewwas born fromthe stars' desire to make aLethal Weapon-esque filmthat takes place in Hawaii.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Deadpooltrilogy star Morena Baccarinis joining Momoa and Bautista in the buddy cop action flick, aptly titledThe Wrecking Crew. Baccarin most recently had a minor role inDeadpool & Wolverineas Vanessa,the main love interest to Wade Wilson, played by Ryan Reynolds. Expect her to have more to do inThe Wrecking Crew, which is set to film in New Zealand later this year. She joins the cast as the girlfriend of the “loose cannon” cop played by Jason Momoa. The official synopsis:
“The Wrecking Crew follows two half-brothers — one a loose cannon cop (Momoa) and the other a disciplined Navy SEAL (Bautista). After 20-odd years of bad blood, they must work together to unravel the conspiracy behind their father’s murder in Hawaii.”
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The Wrecking Crewis directed byÁngel Manuel Soto, who previously helmedBlue Beetlefor DC, and also starsDraculaactor Claes Bang as the main villain. Jonathan Tropper,recently hired to write Shawn Levy’s secretiveStar Warsmovie, wrote the script. The supporting cast also includes Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, and Stephen Root. Amazon MGM Studios is producingThe Wrecking Crewafter first acquiring it in 2021.
How Dave Bautista Manifested This Movie on Social Media
BeforeThe Wrecking Crewofficially came together, Dave Bautista shared onX/Twitterhis desire to team up with fellowDuneactor Jason Momoa in aLethal Weapon-type buddy cop film. The social media post did not take long to gain traction, andeventually enough interest to warrant the concept to come to fruition.It only took days for Bautista to contact Momoa and start the development process.
“Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and see what happens. Here we go… Me and Momoa in a Lethal Weapon type buddy cop movie directed by David Leitch. Ok! There it is. Now we wait.”
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While onThe James Cordon Show(viaTHR), Jason Momoa confirmed a project featuring the two movie stars was in the works. The film quickly came together after the two had previously worked onDuneand the Apple TV+ seriesSee. Momoa has alreadyteased his return as Duncan Idaho inDune 3, butThe Wrecking Crewappears to be his next project, which he saidcame to fruition via text message in 2021, days after Bautista’s post.
“He literally texted me four days ago, going, ‘We need to do a buddy cop film. We love each other. We are onSeeandDunetogether.’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ And he said, ‘Let’s do it in Hawaii.’ And I said, ‘Let’s do it. I have an idea.’ So it’s off to the races now. We’re doing it.”
The Wrecking Crewdoes not have a theatrical release date, but it is expected to hit theaters in 2025.
