Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Dave Bautista says his new movie, Trap House, in theaters Friday, balances a teen action romp with real danger. Bautista plays a DEA agent whose son uses his father's resources to rob drug cartels.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Bautista said it was important to keep the action fun while maintaining the stakes of the dangerous activities in which the kids engage.
"It was a bit of a balancing act," Bautista said. "We wanted it to be a bit of Fast and Furious with a bit of Stand by Me. We wanted to keep the good nature of the kids, the good heart of the kids, a bit of the innocence of the kids."
After Ray Seale (Bautista) loses a member of his team in a raid, Ray's son Cody (Jack Champion) leads his friends to follow DEA leads to cartel stashes to provide for the deceased agent's family.
Using DEA armor and nonlethal rounds presents more danger than in most teen movies. Trap House acknowledges the kids are getting involved with criminals, but as a producer Bautista held the script back from going too dark.
