Jashandeep Singh
The filming of Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman-starrer The Beast’ has begun in the Canary Islands and Madrid in Spain. The action thriller film revolves around an impenetrable presidential limousine, named ‘The Beast’ by the Secret Service, which houses stashes of grenades and shotguns. When an unidentified hostile militia orchestrates a coup against the United States, the president has to unleash the full power of The Beast’s top-secret offensive capabilities. Stranded without his wife, the president faces the challenge of mastering The Beast, as well as his inner demons, in a bid to protect not only his own life but also that of Secret Service agent Taft and the future of America.
The film is helmed by James Madigan, who previously served as a second-unit director of ‘The Meg,’ ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation,’ and ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.’ He also directed an episode of ‘Runaways’ and two episodes of ‘Medal of Honor.’ The script is written by Umair Aleem, known for writing the 2021 film ‘Kate.’
Jackson will star in the film as the president. The acclaimed actor is known for his roles as Jules Winnfield in ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Stephen Warren in ‘Django Unchained,’ Richmond Valentine in ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ and Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jackson is joined by Kinnaman, who portrays Taft, a Secret Service agent, in the film. The actor is famous for his appearances in the films ‘The Suicide Squad,’ ‘Brothers by Blood,’ ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ and in the TV shows ‘House of Cards,’ ‘The Killing,’ and ‘Altered Carbon.’ The cast of the movie also includes Guy Burnet, known for playing George Eltenton in ‘Oppenheimer,’ Claude Lambert in ‘Counterpart,’ and Graham in ‘Minx.’
The film is produced by Peter Berg (‘Battleship’ and ‘Lone Survivor’), John Logan Pierson (‘Patriots Day’ and ‘Spenser Confidential’), Keith Kjarval (‘Inland Empire’ and ‘Dragged Across Concrete’), and Fifth Season (‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ and ‘Severance’). The sale of the project is taken care of by WME Independent (‘The Covenant’ and ‘Maybe I Do’).
The Canary Islands previously hosted the shooting of Netflix’s high-profile shows ‘The Witcher’ and ‘One Piece.’ On the other hand, Madrid is a filming location of the global phenomenon ‘Money Heist’ and HBO’s ‘Euphoria.’
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