Published 17:59 IST, October 21st 2020

Jamie Foxx to play a vampire hunter in the Netflix film 'Day Shift'

Jamie Foxx will be collaborating with Netflix for another project. It a vampire film where the actor would play a vampire killer. Read to know more details.

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Jamie Foxx is one of most popular celebrities in Hollywood. He was last seen in Netflix superhero action film, Project Power. actor will be reuniting with Netflix for a new vampire hunter feature. Read all details here.

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Jamie Fox to feature in upcoming vampire comedy, Day Shift

Titled Day Shift, vampire hunter project will have Jamie Fox playing lead. It will be helmed by JJ Perry as his feature film directorial debut. movie will feature Fox as a hard-working blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is just a disguise for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires, reported Deadline.

John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski and Jason Spitz will be producing project for 87Eleven Entertainment along with Shaun Redick (BlackKklansman) and Yvette Yates Redick (Malicious) for Impossible Dream Entertainment. Jamie Fox will also serve as executive producer of film. original script is penned by Tyler Tice. It was discovered by Impossible Dream team when Tice won Slamdance Writing Competition Grand Prize. current revisions are been looked at by Shay Hatten, screenwriter of John Wick: Chapter 3 and upcoming John Wick 4 as well as Army of Dead directed by Zack Snyder for Netflix. Foxx, Datari Turner, and Peter Baxter are executive producers.

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JJ Perry is  second unit director and stunt coordinator. His work credits include Fast & Furious 9,  Fate of Furious, Bloodshot, and  John Wick films. Day Shift will mark Perry’s debut as a full-length feature film director.

Jamie Foxx was last seen in Netflix original film Project Power. movie also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Colson Baker, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, Allen Maldonado, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Courtney B. Vance, Case Neistat and ors. story follows a teen drug dealer, a police officer, and a former soldier who team up to stop distribution of a pill that gives user superpowers for five minutes.

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Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Project Power received mixed reviews from audiences. But it topped Netflix chart at several places following its premiere and performed well at streaming platform. Fans are demanding a sequel to movie. Jamie Foxx will be producing and starring in y Cloned Tyrone film and Dad Stop Embarrassing Me series for Netflix.

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17:59 IST, October 21st 2020