Dave Bautista Will Play a Bouncer in Director Drew Pearce's Action Thriller COOLER
Dave Bautista is set to star in a new action film project titled Cooler, and he will play a bouncer in the movie. Drew Pearce (Hotel Artemis, Iron Man 3, Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) will write and direct the film with production to start in the summer 2023.
The film follows South Beach bouncer Ray Sagona, played by Bautista, “who is on the brink of finding redemption and getting his family back. But when a drug-filled safe is stolen from the club he works at, Ray is blackmailed into finding it before the Miami PD narcotics bureau comes to retrieve it on Sunday night. Now, as his past and present collide in ever-more dangerous ways, Ray must survive an epic 36-hour odyssey across Miami Beach to get that safe back… one final Herculean task on his journey towards absolution.”
Infrared is set to finance and produce the film and President of Production Drew Simon said in a statement: “Drew Pearce is one of the most exciting storytellers in the action genre and we’re incredibly proud to partner with him to bring his dynamic and thrilling vision to the screen. With Dave at the center of the story, and the creative minds at DreamCrew on our team, we couldn’t have wished for a better project to launch our Dogbone Entertainment deal. This is the type of bold, entertaining project that Infrared is all about and we can’t wait to continue working with this incredible group of people.”
Pearce added: “Dave is one of the most soulful and talented collaborators I’ve been lucky enough to work with — the chance to build an iconic character with him and make the kind of long-dark-night-of-the-soul thriller that I’ve always loved, is too good to be true. The fact that we get to do it all in Miami, guided by the epic cultural knowledge of Drake and Future The Prince, is frankly a mindblower. And there’s nobody more perfect to be our partner than Infrared, whose creative ambitions aligned perfectly with what we want this movie to be.”
That sounds like a great project for Bautista to jump in on. He’s sure to be awesome in it.