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  • ‘Diablo’ Exclusive Interview: Scott Adkins

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    Opening in select theaters, On Demand and digital platforms on June 13th is the new action thriller ‘Diablo’, which was directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza (‘Redeemer’) and based on a story created by the film’s stars Scott Adkins (‘John Wick: Chapter 4’) and Marko Zaror (‘The Killer’s Game’).

    Related Article: Actor and Martial Artist Scott Adkins Talks ‘Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday’

    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film 'DIablo', a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film ‘DIablo’, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Scott Adkins about his work on ‘Diablo’, creating the story with Marko Zaror, his role as a producer on the project, the short shooting schedule, his character, working with actress Alana De La Rossa, executing the action sequences, what he learned from working on ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, why he’s happy the Oscars will soon offer a stunt award, and what it was like working with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on next year’s ‘The RIP’.

    You can read the full interview below or click on the video above to watch our interview.

    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film 'DIablo', a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film ‘DIablo’, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

    Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about how this project came together and your roles as an actor, co-writer and producer on the film?

    Scott Adkins: I was working on ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ with Marko Zaror. We spent a lot of time together because we’re good friends anyway and we started talking about a potential movie that we could star in together. We came up with this idea and then we got Ernesto (Díaz Espinoza) involved, who’s the director, and he does a lot of films with Marko in Chile. So, the three of us came up with a story and then we brought in Matt Samson and developed the story some more and got him to write it. My manager, Craig Baumgarten, also produces movies. So, we took it to him. He took it to some people like Clay Epstein, and we found a place to shoot it in Colombia because we wanted it to be in South America. Originally, we were thinking Chile. So, we ended up in Colombia shooting it with a great production team. We got a lot of support and had a fantastic stunt team behind us that really wanted to work with me and Marko because they’re not used to doing as much fight-based stuff. But we got some great stunts in there like car hits and high falls and all the rest of it. They were fantastic. We ended up with an amazing actress, Alana (De La Rossa), who’s Colombian, and she’s the heart of the movie. It’s a great cast. We didn’t have a lot of time to shoot it, but we’re very happy with the result.

    MF: Is being a producer on projects you appear in something you want to pursue moving forward?

    SA: Honestly, it’s a massive headache that I could do without. I’m a creative producer. I like to create my projects. But when it comes to dealing with the banks, the finance and the day in day out of dealing with all of that … Ignorance is bliss. I’d rather not know what’s going on behind the scenes because sometimes it’s stressful. So really, I’m a creative producer. But it’s nice to be in a position where if there is a problem and something needs to be addressed, I can pull the producer card out and go, “Hang on a second.”

    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film 'DIablo', a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
    Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film ‘DIablo’, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

    MF: How would you describe your character Kris Chaney, and did he change from development to production?

    SA: Well, honestly, as simple as it sounds, me and Marko were just riffing on an idea of ‘No Country for Old Men’ and how we could do our version, where I’m like Josh Brolin and he’s Javier Bardem. You can see that now. You see the movie and you’d understand where I’m coming from. We just wanted a chase movie where I’m pursuing him, he’s pursuing me, and what is it? Is it a bag of money? We ended up coming up with the idea for it to be the girl, and everything came from there. As far as my character goes, he is a bit of a blank page, and you learn about my character through the eyes of Elisa. The audience learns about me the way that the story goes, as she does. So, the film’s very much from her perspective. That’s where we went with it. I think the film’s got a lot of heart and really, we were very lucky to get Alana to play the part. Without her being such an amazing actress, it would not be what it is.

    MF: Did you have time to rehearse with actress Alana De La Rossa or did you have to dive right in due to a short production schedule?

    SA: Well, this is it. She doesn’t know me, so we didn’t need a bond. But we did get some rehearsal time and she quickly proved that she was the best actor in the room. So, I was like, “Okay. Just do that.” But there’s not a lot of backstories because to do that, the way the story is, it would be too expositional. We just got to talk about it and it’s just a lot of talking. It’s more about who these characters are and how they relate to one another on the journey that they’re on. We discussed having some flashbacks to flesh out the backstory, but we just felt it didn’t need it. These characters, that’s who they are. This is the situation they’re in, and this is the journey they’re going on.

    (L to R) Alanna De La Rossa as “Elisa” and Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film 'Diablo', a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
    (L to R) Alanna De La Rossa as “Elisa” and Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” in the action film ‘Diablo’, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

    MF: Does having a compressed shooting schedule give you a feeling of urgency on the set, and does that translate onto the screen in the action sequences?

    SA: You can’t second-guess yourself. If you decide something, you’ve got to go with it because there’s no time to do anything different. You’ve got to hopefully turn up with a tight script that’s ready to shoot if you start making a lot of changes. You always do, but you don’t want to make too many. As far as the action goes, it must be structured. There’s no room for rehearsal, there’s no room for improvisation. Marko designed the action, and it’s pre-vised in a gym. It’s pre-vised in a gym when we’ve got time and we’re not spending as much money to do it. Then we get to the location and then time is money. So, you’ve just got to shoot those pieces, and you want to stick to the structure of what that is, really.

    MF: Can you talk about coordinating and shooting the action sequences with Marko Zaror?

    SA: We wanted it to be gritty and realistic, to a degree. We want to put a bit of flash in there sometimes, but we didn’t want people flying around on wires or doing somersaults because it would take away from the tone of the movie. It’s important to know what the tone of the film is and stick to it with the action. So, the camera work fits in with that. It’s got a high shutter frame rate and gives it that gritty ‘Saving Private Ryan’ feel. It’s important to us to just let the camera show the action and not just turn into an edited mess. We’re quite good at that. We know what we’re doing. The one thing we don’t have and that we need is time, especially with the action sequences, because it just takes time to get the various angles. You can always do better, but it’s knowing on a budget like this, that, “Okay, that’s the best we’re going to get. Can we live with it? Okay, let’s move on.” Because we want quality action, but we also want a lot of it. When you’ve only got 22 days to shoot the movie, you can’t have everything the way you want it. But me and Marko are obviously very used to doing that sort of stuff.

    (L to R) Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” and Marko Zaror as “El Corvo” in the action film 'Diablo', a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
    (L to R) Scott Adkins as “Kris Chaney” and Marko Zaror as “El Corvo” in the action film ‘Diablo’, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.

    MF: Can you talk about how action sequences and fight scenes have changed since the ‘John Wick’ series, and having worked on that franchise yourself, do you feel pressure to enhance the action and fight scenes that you are involved with?

    SA: Yeah, it’s got better and better. Hollywood’s got better at making actors without martial arts experience look like they have martial arts experience. So, you can’t get away with just being a badass and not really being able to act anymore because that can make Brad Pitt look like a badass these days. Fight-wise, it’s hard not to copy people. When somebody comes along like Gareth Evans and creates a new style, you want to lean into that, ‘John Wick’ comes along with that style, and you want to lean in. It is hard to reinvent the wheel, but sometimes guys do it. Then when it does happen, it’s hard not to copy them because anything less looks dated. I’m really impressed when people find a new style, which I can’t say that I’ve come across yet. It’d be interesting to see what the new style is, whatever that will be.

    MF: As someone who works closely with the stunt team, how do you feel about the recent news that the Academy Awards are introducing a stunt category in the future?

    SA: It’s about damn time. These guys put their lives on the line. Obviously, they try to be as safe as possible. But nobody ever died sewing a costume as far as I’m aware. So, I think it’s high time that it happened. I’ll be interested to see how they structure it, because there’s so many different facets of stunt work. I think maybe that’s why it hasn’t happened for a bit. But yeah, I’m looking forward to it and these guys, they deserve it.

    (L to R) Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Det Sergeant JD Byrne in 'RIP'. Cr. Claire Folger/Netflix © 2024.
    (L to R) Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Det Sergeant JD Byrne in ‘RIP’. Cr. Claire Folger/Netflix © 2024.

    MF: Finally, you also have ‘The RIP’ coming out next year with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. What was it like working with them and making that movie?

    SA: Wow, what a thrill. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, incredible actors. Extremely smart guys. I played Ben’s brother in the movie. Joe Carnahan‘s the director. He wrote an incredible script. I don’t want to say too much about it, but it’s just a thrill to be working with the caliber of talent that I was able to work with. I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product.

    Editorial Note: Don Kaye conducted this interview and contributed to this article.

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    What is the plot of ‘Diablo’?

    After his release from prison, one man makes it his mission to right a terrible wrong by revealing a secret that could end his life. Scott Adkins stars as Kris Chaney, a warrior who seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl’s mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and the terrifying psychotic killer El Corvo (Marko Zaror) to exact his revenge, Kris will need to draw upon everything he has ever learned — in and out of lockup — to stay alive and keep his word.

    Who is in the cast of ‘Diablo’?

    • Scott Adkins as Kris Chaney
    • Marko Zaror as “El Corvo”
    • Alana De La Rossa as Elisa
    • Lucho Velasco as Vicente
    'Diablo' opens in select theaters, On Demand and digital platforms on June 13th.
    ‘Diablo’ opens in select theaters, On Demand and digital platforms on June 13th.

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  • Movie Review: ‘Fight or Flight’

    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    ‘Fight or Flight’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.

    Opening in theaters May 9th is ‘Fight or Flight,’ the new action comedy which sees Josh Hartnett playing a scruffy American agent roped into tracking down and keeping a high-value asset safe.

    Directed by James Madigan, the movie also stars Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov and Danny Ashok.

    Related Article: Josh Hartnett Talks ‘Fight or Flight’ and Shooting the Action Sequences

    Initial Thoughts

    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    An action movie with a line of dark, often bloody humor that puts an anti-hero with a crisis of confidence in an enclosed location where he must track something down with assassins all around him?

    Based on that basic premise, you might suspect that we were talking about 2022’s ‘Bullet Train,’ which saw Brad Pitt in a similar position.

    That move boasted the star power of Pitt, with director David Leitch, who has wrangled together the likes of ‘Atomic Blonde,’ ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,’ and, of course, the first ‘John Wick.’

    Here, in place of Pitt we have Josh Hartnett, and in the director’s chair is James Madigan, who came up as a second unit director and visual effects supervisor. He’s worked on the TV likes of Marvel’s ‘Runaways,’ but here makes a solid debut as the one calling the shots (and punches, and death-by-food tray) for a movie.

    Script and Direction

    (Right) Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    (Right) Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    The screenplay, from ‘How it Ends’ writer Brooks McLaren and D.J. Cotrona, who has mostly had acting jobs in movies such as ‘Shazam!’ on his resume, certainly sets out its intentions early, digging right into liberal swearing and a darkly comic tone while also rolling out some of the better-used tropes of action movies such as this.

    It certainly does enough work to sketch out a world like this, and the smart choice to set the movie within the cramped environs of the plane amps up the tension, even as the jokes look to subvert that at every turn.

    (L to R) Charithra Chandran and Josh Hartnett in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    (L to R) Charithra Chandran and Josh Hartnett in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    Nothing here is likely to win awards, and it doesn’t have the polish of more mainstream action comedies, but it’s not really looking to model itself after those, preferring the wilder beats of something along the lines of 2006’s ‘Crank.’

    As a filmmaker, Madigan clearly knows his way around a set-piece, and he brings the fight scenes to life with appropriate zeal, even if the look of the movie, lensed by Matt Flannery, tends to have a fairly basic sheen. And while Madigan throws a lot into the stunts, the actors themselves are usually left with more perfunctory material, the basic threads that string the clashes together.

    Cast and Performances

    (L to R) Charithra Chandran and Josh Hartnett in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    (L to R) Charithra Chandran and Josh Hartnett in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    Josh Hartnett is clearly in his “go crazy and have fun” era and between this and M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap,’ it’s certainly an entertaining one so far. Throwing vanity and caution to the wind as the bleached blond, frequently drunken and often in trouble burnout Lucas Reyes, he can also bring (and accept) the pain when called upon.

    Reyes, a former Secret Service agent with a dark backstory (albeit one also with a big conscience), is an entertaining character for him to play, and Hartnett throws himself into the role with gusto.

    Charithra Chandran as Isha in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Charithra Chandran as Isha in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    Charithra Chandran is absolutely on his level (and sometimes better) as flight attendant Isha, who discovers that her latest journey is going to be more eventful than a passenger demanding snacks. She’s got some winning chemistry with Hartnett –– never so dull as to be romantic –– and can also handle herself when the moment arises.

    Likewise Danny Ashok, who is appealingly nervy as her fellow staff member Royce, called upon to deal with the dead bodies that start to stack up.

    (L to R) Katee Sackhoff as Katherine Brunt and Marko Zaror as Chayenne in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    (L to R) Katee Sackhoff as Katherine Brunt and Marko Zaror as Chayenne in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    Katee Sackhoff doesn’t have enough to do as the mysterious and ice cold Katherine Brunt, but she certainly seems to be having fun in the part, delivering lines with the requisite level of calm demeanor and no-nonsense vitriol.

    Around them, the likes of JuJu Chan Szeto and Hughie O’Donnell add flavor to the movie in relatively small roles.

    Final Thoughts

    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    ‘Fight or Flight’ seems destined to be compared to the work of Leitch and his old ‘Wick’ collaborator Chad Stahelski, not to mention the movies they’ve produced such as ‘Nobody’ and ‘Love Hurts,’ which saw unexpected action types thrown into challenging situations.

    For all the weird tics he’s allowed, Hartnett is a more conventional hero and despite some more ridiculous action moments (one sequence near the end seems to be channeling the ‘Evil Dead’ movies, and stretches even this movie’s flexible believability to breaking point), he’s never going to compete with the likes of Keanu Reeves.

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    What’s the plot of ‘Fight or Flight’?

    Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is given one last chance to redeem himself –– the assignment is to track down and identify a mysterious, international high-value asset known only as The Ghost on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco.

    Complicating matters, the plane is filled with assassins from around the world who are assigned to kill them both. The pair must work together in a fight for their lives. At 37,000 feet, the stakes have never been higher.

    Who is in the cast of ‘Fight or Flight’?

    • Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes
    • Charithra Chandran as Isha
    • Julian Kostov as Aaron Hunter
    • Katee Sackhoff as Katherine Brunt
    • Marko Zaror as Chayenne
    • Rebecka Johnston as Rebecca
    • Danny Ashok as Royce
    • Hughie O’Donnell as Garrett
    • Irén Bordán as Mrs. Nazareth
    • JuJu Chan Szeto as Master Lian
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

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  • ‘Fight or Flight’ Interview: Josh Hartnett

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    Opening in theaters on May 9th is the new action comedy ‘Fight or Flight’, which was directed by James Madigan (‘Marvel’s Runaways’), and stars Josh Hartnett (‘Trap’), Charithra Chandran (‘Dune: Prophecy’), and Katee Sackhoff (‘The Mandalorian’).

    Related Article: Director M. Night Shyamalan Talks ‘Trap’ and Working with Josh Hartnett

    Josh Hartnett stars in 'Fight or Flight'.
    Josh Hartnett stars in ‘Fight or Flight’.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Josh Hartnett about his work on ‘Fight or Flight’, his first reaction to the screenplay, the tone and style of the film, and shooting the movie’s intense action sequences.

    You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interviews with Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, and director James Madigan.

    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about your first reaction to the screenplay and did the tone and style of the movie read on the page?

    Josh Hartnett: We worked a lot on the tone and the style after I read it. It was amazing. I thought the conceit of it was fantastic. The production company that sent it to me wanted me to do all my own stunts. I thought that would be an amazing challenge and opportunity at the age of 45, because you don’t get that. People don’t ask you to do your own stunts at 45 very often. Then finding the right tone was a lot of work for Jim and I. We knew what our references were going to be, what films we really liked and wanted to emulate, but also what films we didn’t want to emulate. We knew that we wanted this to be unique within the marketplace. So, the comedy had to be front-and-center and the action sequences had to be on point and it needed to all blend together in a seamless way and not feel canned. So, we knew that we had to shoot long sequences. We had to see that I was doing it all and it had to be at the same time funny and surprising. So, we added the drug stuff and a lot of the injuries because Jim really wanted to feel my character getting injured repeatedly so that you had this sense of jeopardy with the character the whole time. You didn’t feel like there was an inevitable win at the end of this. Ultimately, he needs other people to help him to win the day. So, it’s just a pure fun piece, but it also is, I think unique. I think audiences hopefully will respond to it.

    (Right) Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    (Right) Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

    MF: Finally, what was it like shooting the film’s intense action sequences with director James Madigan?

    JH: I mean, we had an amazing stunt team, and I had a great stunt double who helped work out all the scenes while I was off shooting other scenes. So, we basically had time at the beginning, a couple of weeks to rehearse all the sequences, but they weren’t all finished by the time we got to filming. We only had five weeks to shoot it. So, I had to go and shoot, and my stunt guy would work out the scenes with the with stunt choreographers. Then I would come after work and insert myself into it and try to learn them as we had no extra time. There was no room for error, and we got incredibly lucky. We had such amazing people working on it. Jim was able to get everything he needed to put it together like this and I think we achieved a unique tone. I don’t know if we could have done it any other way. If we’d had more time, we might have ruined it. You know what I mean? It was something that came together because necessity is the mother of invention. We had to do a lot of stuff that was very handheld and very old school. Like when the body is ripped up with the chainsaw, that was just a dummy from an old costume factory or something that they pulled apart physically as I was sawing through it and it’s just shooting it at the right angle. We had a great DP. So, it just required an incredible amount of ingenuity. I’m very proud the whole team that put this together. I was very lucky.

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    What is the plot of ‘Fight or Flight’?

    A mercenary (Josh Hartnett) is tasked with a job on an airplane flight.

    Who is in the cast of ‘Fight or Flight’?

    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in 'Fight or Flight'. Photo: Vertical.
    Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes in ‘Fight or Flight’. Photo: Vertical.

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  • ‘The Killer’s Game’ Exclusive Photo

    Sofia Boutella in an exclusive photo from 'The Killer's Game'. Photo: Lionsgate.
    Sofia Boutella in an exclusive photo from ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

    Preview:

    • Take an exclusive first look at Sofia Boutella in ‘The Killer’s Game’.
    • She stars alongside Dave Bautista in the action comedy thriller.
    • J.J. Perry directed the movie.

    If you were wondering when you might get an exclusive look at the new action comedy thriller starring Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella, your wait is over.

    Moviefone is excited to debut a new image from the film, featuring Boutella as Maize, a key character in the story (see above).

    With a cast brimming with action icons and character favorites, it promises plenty of crazy set-pieces and entertaining performances as it answers the question “what would happen if a hitman learned they’re dying and put a hit out on themselves. But… Oops! Turns out the diagnosis is wrong, but now they still have to deal with everyone trying to kill them.”

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    What’s the story of ‘The Killer’s Game’?

    Dave Bautista in 'The Killer's Game'. Photo: Lionsgate.
    Dave Bautista in ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

    The new action comedy kicks off when top hitman Joe Flood (Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and he decides to take matters into his own hands –– by taking a hit out on himself.

    But when he both learns he was misdiagnosed and the very hitmen he hired also target his ex–girlfriend (Boutella), he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.

    Related Article: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman and More Talk ‘My Spy The Eternal City’

    Who worked on ‘The Killer’s Game’?

    Pom Klementieff in 'The Killer's Game'. Photo: Lionsgate.
    Pom Klementieff in ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

    The new movie has been in development for a long time. But it has finally found like thanks to Lionsgate, which acquired the script in 2023 and hired ‘Day Shift’ director J.J. Perry to oversee it.

    Adapted from the novel by Jay Bonansinga, the script has seen work from James Coyne, Simon Kinberg and Rand Ravich.

    The cast for the movie also includes Pom Klementieff (which marks a reunion for Bautista with one of his ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ co-stars), Scott Adkins. Marko Zaror, Daniel Bernhardt, Ben Kingsley and Terry Crews.

    Dave Bautista talks ‘The Killer’s Game’ and his co-star

    (L to R) Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella in 'The Killer's Game'. Photo: Lionsgate.
    (L to R) Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella in ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

    Bautista was recently asked about the choice of Boutella as Maize by The Hollywood Reporter.

    This is what he had to say:

    “They brought forth other actresses, and I just kept turning them down, saying, ‘No, I just can’t wrap my head around anybody else other than Sofia,’ ”So then I said, ‘Let’s not look for another actress. Let’s just try to move schedules around so we can make Sofia work.’ It took a lot of doing from producers and agents and managers, and Sofia being willing to fly back and forth from Budapest to London while she was on two projects.”

    When will ‘The Killer’s Game’ be in theaters?

    You’ll be able to catch all the action when ‘The Killer’s Game’ arrives in theaters on Friday, September 13th.

    Dave Bautista in 'The Killer's Game'. Photo: Lionsgate.
    Dave Bautista in ‘The Killer’s Game’. Photo: Lionsgate.

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