Austin Butler Jodie Comer The Bikeriders Interview

Oscarnominee Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two) and Emmywinner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) are killing it in Hollywood, and neither seems able to ease off the throttle. Together, they lead writerdirector Jeff Nichols latest period piece, The Bikeriders, alongside Tom Hardy (Venom), in a gritty look back at the turmoil of 1960s America. The trio is joined by The Walking Dead s Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook (Justified: City Primeval), Mike Faist (Challengers), and, of course, Michael Shannon (Take Shelter). Inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon, The Bikeriders depicts a time when there was a lot of unease in the world, Comer tells Collider s Steve Weintraub. The 60s were rife with social unrest, and Nichols navigates that through a particular subculture with Johnny s (Hardy) motorcycle club, the Chicago Vandals, where he recruits a devout and beautiful Benny (Butler). At the heart of the film is Benny s warring relationship with the Vandals and Kathy (Com