‘Day Shift’: Jamie Foxx Hunts Vampires In Netflix Movie From The ‘John Wick’ Producers
Jamie Foxxis teaming up with the crew behindJohn Wickfor a new Netflix vampire movie,Day Shift.John Wickstunt coordinatorJJ Perryis set to make his feature directorial debut withDay Shift, which stars Foxx as a San Fernando Valley pool cleaner who moonlights as a vampire hunter.
Netflix announced that Foxx will star inDay Shift, a thriller directed byJohn Wick: Chapter 2stunt coordinator JJ Perry, who makes his directorial debut with the film whichJohn WickdirectorChad Stahelskiis producing.Jason Spitz,Shaun Redick, andYvette Yatesare also producing the film which Redick calls “a pulse-pounding thrill ride with action, danger and grounded comedy mixed with a deep mythology.” Foxx andDatari Turnerwill serve as executive producers along withPeter Baxter.
The film stars Foxx as a “hard working blue collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year old daughter, but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires,” per the Netflix logline.
The script was written byTyler Tice, winning the top prize at the Slamdance Writing Competition. Redicks discovered the screenplay and got Perry on board to direct, developing the project together before teaming up with Stahelski, 87Eleven Entertainment, and Netflix to further develop the script.
Perry is a well-known second unit director and stunt coordinator whose credits includeFast & Furious 9,The Fate of the Furious,Bloodshotand theJohn Wickfranchise.Day Shiftwill be a reunion for Perry and hisJohn Wickdirector Chad Stahelski, who also got his start as a stuntman and stunt coordinator before making the leap to director.John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellumscreenwriter Shay Hatten, who revised Tice’s script, also completes theJohn Wicktrifecta.
“I’ve known and worked with JJ for a long time,” Stahelski said in a statement. “His unique vision of Day Shift makes it such a great first directorial project for him.”
Day Shiftsounds like a fun showcase for Foxx, who seems to have developed quite a partnership with Netflix — recently starring in the streaming giant’sProject Powerand is set to co-star in and produce the upcoming filmThey Cloned Tyroneand seriesDad Stop Embarrassing Me. I’m not sure ifDay Shiftis a family action flick, or a more hardcore thriller; the logline suggests that a working-man with a cute 8-year-old would appeal to families, but considering Perry’s pedigree in action franchises, it could likely be the latter.
