Afterburn (upcoming film)

Afterburn is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by J. J. Perry and written by Matt Johnson. It is based on the Red 5 Comics series of the same name by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens. The story is set a decade after the Earth's technology was decimated by a solar flare. Original development began in 2018, halted and restarted in 2024.

Cast

 * Dave Bautista as Jake, an ex-soldier who works as a treasure hunter seeking pre-flare objects for powerful clients, among these being the Mona Lisa.
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine, a freedom fighter.
 * Olga Kurylenko as Drea, a freedom fighter.
 * Kristofer Hivju

Production
In April 2012, it was announced that Tommy Wirkola would direct and Gerard Butler would star in the action film, Afterburn. On February 15, 2018, it was reported that Jung Byung-gil would direct the film, from a script by Matt Johnson with revisions by Nimród Antal; Byung-Gil, however, exited the directorship by February 2024. J. J. Perry was hired as the new director, and actors Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson joined the cast as the leads.

The film was originally to be produced by Original Film (Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe), G-BASE (Alan Siegel and Gerard Butler), and Endurance Media (Steve Richards) and Lewis Taewan Kim. The film's executive producers were to be Steve Barnett and James Tomlinson. Financing was to be provided by Endurance Media. With the departure of Gerard Butler and entrance of Dave Bautista, G-BASE withdrew to be replaced by Dogbone Entertainment and Bautista.

Filming
Principal photography began on May 10, 2024, in Bratislava, Slovakia. Filming wrapped on June 27.

Marketing
The film was presented for sale at the European Film Market in February 2024. International sales were to be handled by Black Bear, while domestic (United States, presumed) sales were to be handled by CAA Media Finance.