# Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Russell Crowe Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Bluefly’ Adds ‘Beast’ Star Daniel MacPherson (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/priyanka-chopra-jonas-russell-crowe-sci-fi-thriller-bluefly-adds-beast-star-daniel-macpherson-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-06T02:49:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T03:34:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/priyanka-chopra-jonas-russell-crowe-thriller-bluefly-daniel-macpherson-1236940995/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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