Marvel’sBladehad better watch his back, as Oscar winnerJamie Foxxhas just signed on to play a vampire hunter in the Netflix movieDay Shift, Collider has learned.
The film will mark the directorial debut ofJJ Perry, a well-known second unit director and stunt coordinator whose credits includeFast & Furious 9,The Fate of the Furious,Bloodshotand theJohn Wickfranchise. As such,Day Shiftwill be a reunion of sorts, asChad Stahelskiwill produce, andShay Hattenhad a hand in the script.
Foxx will play 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.
The script was written byTyler Tice, with current revisions by Hatten, who wrote the third and fourthJohn Wickmovies as well asZack Snyder’sArmy of the Dead, which will debut on Netflix next year. Stahelski andJason Spitzwill produce for 87Eleven Entertainment alongsideShaun Redick(Get Out) andYvette Yates Redick(Malicious) of Impossible Dream Entertainment. Foxx andDatari Turnerwill serve as executive producers along withPeter Baxter.
It was the Redicks who discovered the screenplay when newcomer Tice won the top prize in the Slamdance Writing Competition and attached Perry to direct. They developed the project together before teaming with Stahelski and Netflix.
“Day Shiftis a pulse-pounding thrill ride with action, danger and grounded comedy mixed with a deep mythology – the key ingredients for the absolute best time you can have watching a movie. We couldn’t be more excited about producing this at Netflix with Jamie Foxx starring," Shaun Redick said in a statement.
“I’ve known and worked with JJ for a long time. His unique vision ofDay Shiftmakes it such a great first directorial project for him," added Stahelski.
The project extends Foxx’s relationship with Netflix, as he recently starred inProject Power, and will co-star in and produce the upcoming filmThey Cloned Tyrone, as well as the seriesDad, Stop Embarrassing Me. Foxx next stars in the Pixar movieSoul, which will debut Christmas Day on Disney+. To watch the latest trailer for that animated film,click here.
