“I’d Love To Get Extra Of [SPOILER] In There”

Warning: SPOILERS for Heads of State!Prime Video’s Heads of State is a brand new comedic motion thriller from No person director Ilya Naishuller. Launched simply two months after the streaming platform’s G20 noticed a U.S. president fend off a terrorist assault, Heads of State options the U.S. President, Will Derringer, and the British Prime Minister combating to save lots of the world after taking place into enemy territory. The film leans into the dynamic between the 2 characters with the assistance of stars John Cena as Derringer and Idris Elba as Clarke.

ScreenRant’s Heads of State evaluate praised the pair, saying they have been “all-in with their characters,” however they aren’t the one ones bringing the script by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, and Harrison Question to life. Novocaine and The Boys star Jack Quaid provides to the film’s laughs as Marty Comer, a CIA station chief accountable for a secure home in Warsaw, Poland. Even supposing he solely options in a single sequence, Quaid makes a memorable entrance, and exit, from the movie.

ScreenRant’s Liam Crowley spoke with Jack Quaid and Heads of State director Ilya Naishuller about their work on the brand new buddy movie. Naishuller broke down the creation of one of many film’s most memorable sequences, whereas former ScreenRant Espresso Chats visitor Jack Quaid shared his pleasure about his function within the movie. Plus, the pair talked about Heads of State’s massive post-credit reveal.

Ilya Naishuller Explains Placing John Cena & Idris Elba In A “Tumble Dryer”

“I Did Attempt It First”

The majority of Heads of State is kicked off when Air Pressure One is boarded by employed weapons and goes down over hostile land. It’s an formidable sequence that places its characters by fairly a little bit of turbulence. “I storyboard religiously,” Ilya Naishuller mentioned, describing how the scene started, “I often do one move and perhaps small iterations [until] it’s nearly as good as I would like it to be. For this sequence, there should have been seven or eight utterly completely different storyboards, the place you deal with that character, you deal with this, [or] you deal with that.”

“I had somewhat little bit of time,” Naishuller shared, “and I used to be like, ‘I’m going to maintain going till I get absolutely the distillation of what it must be.’ [It took] a variety of time considering, after which an unbelievable staff that may really construct this factor that’s secure and might do all of the stuff that it does. After which actors who’re keen to go inside what can be a tumble dryer.”

Heads Of State Impressed Jack Quaid To Star In Novocaine

“This Film Actually Received The Motion Bug In Me”

Jack Quaid formally grew to become a number one man with Novocaine, the 2025 motion film which took the #1 spot on the field workplace over its opening weekend. However though Heads of State got here out later within the 12 months, it was really a part of the explanation Quaid joined the opposite movie. “I shot Heads of State earlier than I shot Novocaine,” Quaid mentioned. He joined the movie as a result of he “cherished Ilya’s movie No person–I simply thought it was so extremely properly accomplished … and [I am] additionally an enormous fan of John and Idris and Priyanka. It simply made sense.”

“I believe that this film actually received the motion bug in me in order that I needed to pursue it much more with stuff like Novocaine,” the actor continued, “and particularly character-based motion, the place you care concerning the motion since you care concerning the characters.”

As regards to characters, Heads of State additionally gave Quaid the prospect to strive one thing new: “I additionally by no means actually get to play the character who’s badass or skilled or when it comes to fight or motion. And this was completely different for me in a very cool, enjoyable approach.”

Will Marty Comer Return In Heads Of State 2?

“I’d Love To Get Extra Of Jack In There”

Marty Comer’s destiny in Heads of State is unsure… a minimum of, till the credit roll. A post-credit scene reveals that Comer is alive, properly, and able to come again for the sequel. And Naishuller is recreation if the chance arises, he mentioned: “if [people] watch the film and luxuriate in it, and Amazon feels prefer it is smart to do a second one, completely. I might like to get extra of Jack in there [and] extra of Marty.”

However even with no sequel to the motion thriller, anticipate Naishuller and Quaid to work collectively once more down the road. “If it’s not Heads of State 2, I will likely be bugging Jack to work collectively once more,” the director shared, “as a result of he is available in, he is aware of what he’s doing, he’s an unbelievable power when it comes to his positivity and the need to not simply be right here and do an amazing job, however to go above and past.”

“When you have got a expertise like that who listens and needs to do higher and understands the collaborative nature of the objectives we’re making an attempt to realize,” Naishuller continued, “my job turns into very easy, and it turns into as enjoyable as you assume a directing job could be.”

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Heads of State

5/10

Launch Date

July 2, 2025

Runtime

113 minutes

Director

Ilya Naishuller

Writers

Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Harrison Question

Producers

Idris Elba, John Rickard, Marcus Viscidi, Peter Safran