Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg are teaming up for a Day Shift. But this isn't your typical day shift. Oh no. The two have joined forces for the upcoming Netflix movie, which sees them hunting down vampires. Really.
Netflix treated us to a first look at the new movie – set to hit the streaming service on August 12 – with a new first-look teaser, which you can check out above. In it, Foxx promises us that we're "not prepared for Day Shift", adding, "This is gonna be like something you've never seen before."
And, looking at the footage, we have to say we believe him. The sneak peek gives us just a taste of what we can expect, from high-speed car chases, to shootouts to the odd fireball or two. Oh, and vampires, of course.
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Foxx plays a pool cleaner (by day) in the movie, who heads out as soon as the sun goes down to hunt vampires. As for why? In this world, the pale creatures' fangs are worth a fortune. "He kills a vampire who we find out was the daughter of the boss lady vampire, who seeks revenge. There are these two worlds colliding, of a man trying to save his family and a vampire looking for revenge," director JJ Perry explained to Entertainment Weekly.
As for Snoop, he's also out for vampire teeth – but don't expect to see much of the rapper in the character.
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"I told Snoop when I met him, 'Listen I'm not hiring Snoop Dogg, I'm hiring Calvin Broadus [the actor-rapper's real name]' and I think that really spoke to him," Perry said. "Everyone hires him to be that pot-smoking West Coast guy. I put a cowboy hat on him and I gave him the same swagger as my old platoon sergeant."
The movie boasts quite the star power, with the likes of Dave Franco, Karla Souza and Meagan Good all popping up alongside Foxx and Snoop.
Day Shift premieres on Netflix on August 12.
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