Post Malone is working on something absolutely bonkers with one of contemporary cinema’s masters of the absolutely bonkers, Michael Bay.
The musician and director have teamed up on a new project centered around a story Malone created that draws on influences like Mad Max and Evil Dead. It’s set in medieval Europe, per a press release, “where the only thing standing in the way of the horde of demons infesting the continent is a mysterious armored 18-wheeler seemingly sent back from the heavens.”
Execution is, of course, everything, but based on premise alone, we feel comfortable giving that a hearty: Hell yeah, brother. (Although it physically and mentally pains us to see the endeavor described as an “all-new IP universe based on an original story.”)
The as-yet-untitled project will begin as a graphic novel, which will be published in 2025 via Vault Comics. Malone and Bay will also work on developing a movie adaptation with one of Bay’s longtime collaborators, producer Brad Fuller.
“I’m so pumped to share this badass story with the world, and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Michael Bay and Vault to help bring this story to life,” Post Malone said in a statement.
“I love working with talented people, and Post is incredibly gifted,” Bay added. “I am excited to work with him on such an intriguing idea, and when you add Vault to the mix, it raises the bar to another level. This new IP is just what the graphic world needs right now.”
After releasing his most recent album, Austin, last year, Post Malone has been busy with a variety of projects. He just appeared in the Road House remake, and featured on both Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” from The Tortured Poets Department and Beyoncé’s “Levii’s Jeans” from Cowboy Carter. Post is also set to perform a special set of country covers at Stagecoach this weekend, and he was just announced as one of the headliners for Outside Lands.
