Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista, Bryan Cranston

Hollywood legend Jeff Bridges is set to star in an upcoming live-action monster movie alongside actors Dave Bautista and Bryan Cranston.

The film, titled “Grendel,” comes from the Jim Henson Company, an L.A.-based banner that specializes in puppetry and has developed classic characters like Kermit the Frog and The Muppets.

A press release says “Grendel,” which will also star Sam Elliott, Thomasin McKenzie and Aidan Turner, will present the story of the mythological monster at the center of the epic poem Beowulf who steps forward to tell his side of this intriguing story. Comes.

Bridges, 74, is set to play the lead role, while Bautista and Cranston will play Beowulf and King Hrothgar, respectively.

McKenzie will play Queen Veltheu, Turner Unferth and Elliot the Dragon. Academy Award-winning composer T Bone Burnett will also star as The Shaper and provide original songs for the film.

Robert D. Krzykowski will direct “Grendel” based on the screenplay from John Gardner’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name. The shooting of the film will begin in Europe later this year. It is produced by Brian Henson and Vince Raisa for The Jim Henson Company, Krzykowski, Jay Glazer, Dennis Berardi and John D. Wagner.