After years in development, Red 5 Comics‘ Afterburn is finally headed into production starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson.  Produced by the makers of The Fast and the Furious, Afterburn is scheduled to start production in April. The movie is coming from Black Bear, Endurance Media, Dogbone Entertainment, and Original Films starring Bautista and Jackson. The film will be directed by J.J. Perry, who recently wrapped production on Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game, also with Bautista, and is highly acclaimed for his work as a Second Unit Director and Stunt Coordinator on the John Wick and Fast & The Furious franchises. Afterburn is adapted from the Red 5 graphic novel of the same name.

The picture will be produced by Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Dave Bautista will also produce through Dogbone Entertainment. Black Bear will introduce the film to international buyers at the upcoming EFM, with CAA Media Finance representing US rights.

Ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, ex-soldier Jake (Bautista) works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.