Ex-UFC heavyweight Maurice Greene is including to his resume outdoors the cage after touchdown a featured position within the new horror movie Him, which is being produced by Academy Award winner Jordan Peele.
The primary trailer for Him dropped on Friday with Greene making a terrifying look halfway by means of the footage with the veteran fighter showing with blood on his face throughout a coaching session with lead star Tyriq Withers.
The movie additionally stars Marlon Wayans, Tim Heidecker, Australian comedian Jim Jefferies plus Greene and hip hop star Guapdad 4000 in addition to Grammy nominee Tierra Whack, with the latter three making their function movie debuts.
Him follows Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identification, to soccer. On the eve {of professional} soccer’s annual scouting Mix, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a probably career-ending mind trauma.
Simply when all appears misplaced, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Wayans), a legendary eight-time championship quarterback and cultural megastar, presents to coach Cam at Isaiah’s remoted compound that he shares together with his superstar influencer spouse, Elsie White (Julia Fox; Uncut Gems, No Sudden Transfer). However as Cam’s coaching accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into one thing darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit gap that will price him greater than he ever bargained for.
Him is directed by Justin Tipping based mostly on a Black Listing script from writers Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie with Peele on board as an govt producer by means of his Monkeypaw Productions label withi the movie being distributed by Common Footage.
Take a look at the brand new trailer for Him to catch Greene’s look and prepare for the movie to land in theaters on Sept. 19.