"The old saying sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me turned out to be true, at least when it came to Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista savagely roasting each other as quarreling half brothers in their new action comedy The Wrecking Crew. Then came the actual fistfight scene later in the movie when these two human kaiju dropped the put-downs and began physically wailing on each other in a rainstorm."
"Momoa escaped without taking extensive damage. The same is true of the island of Oahu, where the story is set and filming took place last year. Car explosions, machine-gun shoot-outs, and helicopter crashes were just some of the mayhem unleashed on the island for this mystery about two combative siblings who put aside their estrangement to investigate the strange death of their no-account father."
"The film, which debuts on Prime Video on January 28, originated from a tweet sent by Bautista in August 2021: Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and see what happens. Here we go ... me and Momoa in a Lethal Weapon-type buddy cop movie directed by David Leitch. Ok! There it is. Now we wait. They didn't wait long, although Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto was the actual filmmaker who signed on."
Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista play quarreling half-siblings who reunite to investigate their no-account father's mysterious death. The production staged intense action set pieces on Oahu, including car explosions, machine-gun shoot-outs, helicopter crashes and a rain-soaked fistfight that raised safety concerns due to Bautista's powerful strikes. The project originated from a 2021 tweet by Bautista proposing a Lethal Weapon-style buddy cop film with Momoa. Angel Manuel Soto ultimately signed on to direct. The Wrecking Crew blends comedy, family conflict and large-scale action and premieres on Prime Video on January 28.
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