Austin Butler & Jodie Comer The Bikeriders Interview

Oscar-nominee Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two) and Emmy-winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) are killing it in Hollywood, and neither seems able to ease off the throttle. Together, they lead writer-director 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