After tearing up the small screen in their instantly iconic roles on HBO’sGame of Thrones,Jason MomoaandPeter Dinklageare back together again, in a tantalizing-sounding original horror film. Deadline reports thatGood Bad & Undeadwill put the two in familiar monster-hunting roles, while twisting the tropes inherent in such a story to a satisfying new spin.
Dinklage plays Van Helsing, arguably the most famous monster-hunter best known for tracking down Dracula and other vampires. Momoa plays a vampire who’s taken a vow never to kill again. Together, the two run a scam in various towns in which Momoa pretends to stalk the city, Dinklage pretends to vanquish him, the two collect their reward loot, rinse, and repeat. But when a bounty is placed on Momoa’s head, and people become wise to their ruse, the duo goes on the run from a threatening litany of forces full of all kinds of supernatural threats.Good Bad & Undead’s screenplay is written byMark SwiftandDamian Shannon(that underratedFriday the 13threboot) and will be directed byMax Barbakow, who recently made headlines with his Sundance sensationPalm Springs. Momoa and Dinklage will also produce the film for Legendary.
I’m not gonna lie – this film sounds like absolute catnip to me. I love any story in which people who are used to doing fake things have to do real things (i.e.The Three Amigos,Galaxy Quest), and to set that plot upon one of our most famous monster hunters is inspired, darkly comedic genre storytelling. Both Momoa and Dinklage have been undergoing interesting projects in their post-GoTlives, and it will be a delight to see the two generators of charm play together in such a rankly way. Plus: Barbakow’s buzz off ofPalm Springsis white hot now, and Swift and Shannon have a track record of playing with genre tropes in satisfying ways.Good Bad & Undeadsounds mostly like the first word to me.
For more onGame of Thrones' legacy, here’s our take onthe series finale one year later. Plus, speaking of Momoa, have you heard of something called the"Snyder Cut"? Yeah, me neither.
