Jason Momoa agrees to buddy cop movie with Dave Bautista: 'It’s off to the races'

On The Late Late Show With James Corden Monday, Jason Momoa revealed that he and Dave Bautista are planning to star in a buddy cop movie together. Bautista, who stars alongside Momoa in See and Dune, posted a tweet last Thursday saying that he and Momoa should star in a Lethal Weapon-type buddy cop movie together, which drove the internet insane. According to Momoa, Bautista texted him with the same idea and it didn’t take long at all for them to decide to do it.

“I’m not on Twitter, but he literally texted me about four days ago, going, ‘We need to do a buddy cop film,’” Momoa said. “We love each other, you know, obviously we met on See, we’re on Dune together, so I said absolutely. And he’s like, ‘Let’s do it in Hawaii.’ I’m like, ‘Let’s do it.’ I’m like, ‘I got an idea.’ So it’s off to the races now. We’re doing it.”

And it sounds like Momoa has already got the bare bones of the film figured out.

“It sells itself. Dave loves wearing speedos. I love wearing board shorts. Ya know, both of us with our shirts off. You know, buddy cop film,” Momoa said. “He’ll be grumpy, I’ll be charming. Boom. It sells itself, bro. Bam!”

Video transcript

JASON MOMOA: He literally texted me about four days ago going we need to do a "Buddy cop" film, and so I said, absolutely. And he's like let's, do it in Hawaii. I'm like, let's do it. I'm like, I got an idea. And so it's-- it's-- it's off to the races now. We're doing it.

KYLIE MAR: Jason Momoa appeared on "The Late Late Show" with James Corden, Monday, where he revealed that he and his "Sea and Dune" co-star Dave Bautista will be making a "Buddy cop" movie together. Fans went crazy last Thursday after Bautista tweeted here we go. Me and the Mamoa in a lethal weapon-type "Buddy Cop" movie directed by David Leitch. OK. There it is. Now we wait, and it sounds like Momoa already has it all figured out.

JASON MAMOA: Dave loves wearing Speedos. I love wearing board shorts, you know, both of us and our shirts off, you know, "Buddy Cop" film, he'll be grumpy, and I'll be charming. Boom, it sells itself, yo.

KYLIE MAR: Well, Mamoa has got that part figured out. He doesn't seem too concerned with the title.

JAMES CORDEN: You've got the whole thing locked down here. This is huge. What are we going to call it?

JASON MAMOA: I'll leave that to other people.

JAMES CORDEN: Let's put it out to the room. If anyone can come up with a good title, I've actually think we've got a good chance of this being passed through because I don't think either of them are in this for the art.

[LAUGHTER]

JAMES CORDEN: Um-- [LAUGHS]