Unlike JOHN WICK, which has one world that hides in plain sight, we have two: We have the vampire hunters’ union, and we have the vampires. So when I read DAY SHIFT, I knew right away that this was the one. Those were the movies I loved, because they were action/horror/comedy, they had those three ingredients where you can always have the upper hand on the audience, and control their jumping, and then they’re like, “Oooooohhhh” and then they’re laughing. Well, after doing JOHN WICK 2, I was getting a lot of scripts, and because I was in the Army and had 168 amateur fights, there were a lot of “PTSD soldier” or “kickboxer dude” or “Let’s do another JOHN WICK.” I was reading them and thinking, “Aaahhhh…” Now, I go back to BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THE LOST BOYS, THE EVIL DEAD, FRIGHT NIGHT, from the mid-’80s when I grew up. Was DAY SHIFT the first feature you were offered to direct?
Co-starring Meagan Good as Bud’s ex-wife, Karla Souza as the vampires’ leader, Snoop Dogg as Bud’s mentor Big John Elliott and cult action favorite Scott Adkins as one of the bad-ass Nazarian Brothers, DAY SHIFT counts JOHN WICK co-creator Chad Stahelski as one of its producers. Together, the two face numerous species of suckers in dynamically staged, acrobatic combat scenes. When circumstances require him to get a lot of cash fast, he convinces his former boss to take him back on, with the requirement that he be accompanied by desk jockey Seth (Dave Franco). Jamie Foxx stars as Bud Jablonski, who apparently works as a Los Angeles pool cleaner but is actually a vampire hunter–albeit one who has been booted out of LA’s underground slayer’s union. Now he has made his debut at the helm with DAY SHIFT, premiering on Netflix today.Īs opposed to the real-world mayhem of most of his previous films, DAY SHIFT (scripted by Tyler Tice and ARMY OF THE DEAD’s Shay Hatten) finds Perry diving into the world of the supernatural. Since his start back in the late ’80s, he has performed and coordinated action and fights on over 150 features, including the JOHN WICK and FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchises, and directed 2nd unit on numerous action epics as well. Perry has one of the most impressive stunt résumés in the business.
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