POST-APOCALYPTIC TREASURE HUNT — Set ten years after a solar flare destroys much of the world’s technology, ex-soldier Jake works as a treasure hunter-for-hire recovering priceless pre-flare artifacts for powerful clients. When he’s hired to retrieve the Mona Lisa, Jake teams with freedom fighter Drea and faces rival hunters, warlords and mutated dangers across a broken Europe — and discovers the world may need a hero more than it needs a painting. Wikipedia+1

MOVIE DETAILS (all available facts)

  • đŸŽŦ Title: Afterburn (2025). Wikipedia
  • 🧭 Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Post-apocalyptic. Rotten Tomatoes
  • ⌛ Runtime: ~106 minutes (reported). Wikipedia
  • đŸŽĨ Director: J. J. Perry. Wikipedia
  • ✍ī¸ Writers: Matt Johnson & NimrÃŗd Antal (screenplay credits). Wikipedia
  • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Producers / Studios: Endurance Media, Original Film, Dogbone Entertainment; producers include Toby Jaffe, Neal H. Moritz, Steve Richards (among others). Wikipedia
  • đŸŽŧ Music: Roque BaÃąos. Wikipedia
  • 📸 Cinematography: JosÊ David Montero. Wikipedia
  • ✂ī¸ Editor: Luke Dunkley. Wikipedia
  • 💰 Budget: Reported around $56.7 million. Wikipedia
  • đŸ’ĩ Box office / gross: Small reported figure in early records (figures vary as release rolls out). Wikipedia
  • đŸ‡ē🇸 Country / Language: United States / English. Wikipedia
  • 🗓ī¸ Release / Premiere: Theatrical release in select U.S. theaters around September 19–22, 2025 (wide/regional dates reported Sept 19, 2025). Rotten Tomatoes+1
  • 🔎 Based on / Source: Adapted from the Red 5 Comics graphic novel Afterburn by Scott Chitwood, Paul Ens (and Wayne Nichols / Red 5 creators). Wikipedia+1
  • đŸ‘Ĩ Main cast:
    • Dave Bautista as Jake (ex-soldier / treasure hunter). Wikipedia+1
    • Samuel L. Jackson as August Valentine (client/handler / “King of England” role). Wikipedia
    • Olga Kurylenko as Drea (freedom fighter / ally). Wikipedia
    • Kristofer Hivju as General Volkov (warlord). Wikipedia
      (Full cast listings are available on IMDb / TV Guide.) IMDb+1
  • đŸŽŦ Filming: Principal photography took place in Slovakia (production began May 2024; wrapped June 2024). Wikipedia
  • 📰 Production notes / trivia: The project was in development for many years (development interest dates back to 2008–2012) and changed hands before restarting; J. J. Perry (stunt background) directed the produced version. There was a reported financing arbitration related to production funding in 2025. Wikipedia+1
  • 🧾 MPAA / Rating: R (reported). TVGuide.com
  • 🏁 Reception (early): Mixed reviews — some critics praise the cast and action choreography while others criticize narrative or pacing; Rotten Tomatoes shows mixed critic/user reactions as reviews aggregate. Rotten Tomatoes+1