Jason Momoa, Andy Samberg comedy film details unfold

Jason Momoa and Andy Samberg are paired up as an unlikely duo in an upcoming comedy film.

In July 2025, it was revealed that streaming platform Netflix is gearing up for a hit blockbuster film.

Now, according to Production Weekly, Samberg and Momoa's project has finally found its director, Ruben Fleisher, and its title, Protecting Jared.

Previously, at the SDCC, Samberg in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter opened up about the film and how he met Momoa.

"I met Jason at the SNL 50th and we were excited to meet each other. It was later at night, and I’ll just leave it at that," he said.

The Brooklyn 99 star added, "He picked me up and spin me around in the air. And I told this to my two friends, Rob Klein and John Solomon, who are wonderful writers as well." 

"They called me about a week later and they were like, we have an idea for a movie with you and Jason Mamoa. Do you want to do that and I said I like it," he shared.

Samberg said that after that, they called Momoa, who also liked the plot and agreed to be a part of it.

It was also reported that filming will begin in Oahu, Hawaii, on February 17, 2026. Filming will run for a couple of months before ending on April 21, 2026.

Producers Ali Bell, Brian Andrew Mendoza, and Thomas Sibbett are tied to the project, with Rob Cowan on board as line producer.

The plot follows, "The two-hander action comedy follows William Ikaika (Momoa), a Hawaiian security guard who is forced to defend both himself and Jared Bachman (Samberg), a despised tech billionaire, when a dangerous kidnapping scheme erupts."

The release of this film is yet to be announced.