Entertainment news and discussion on TalkFuse.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Russell Crowe Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Bluefly’ Adds ‘Beast’ Star Daniel MacPherson (EXCLUSIVE)
Daniel MacPherson has joined *Bluefly*, a science-fiction action thriller led by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Russell Crowe. The casting reunites him with Crowe and screenwriter David Frigerio after the film *Beast*, while adding an actor with extensive experience in action and genre productions.
Set in the Congo, the story follows a grieving U.N. translator, played by Chopra Jonas, who is drawn into a secret mission to recover a mysterious aircraft that has crashed. MacPherson will play Dugan, a combat-hardened Special Forces soldier. Nimród Antal is directing from a script by Frigerio, William Eubank and Carlyle Eubank; filming is due to begin shortly on Australia’s Gold Coast.
In short
- Daniel MacPherson joins the sci-fi thriller *Bluefly*.
- He will play a combat-hardened Special Forces soldier.
- Filming is set to begin on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Explained simply
A science-fiction action thriller combines futuristic or unexplained elements with danger and physical conflict. Bluefly is set in the Congo and follows a U.N. translator coping with grief who becomes involved in a secret effort to recover a mysterious crashed aircraft.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays the translator, while Russell Crowe is also among the film’s leads. Daniel MacPherson plays Dugan, a Special Forces soldier; director Nimród Antal is working from a screenplay by David Frigerio, William Eubank and Carlyle Eubank.