Director Renny Harlin added improvised profanity to action film The Beast

Director Renny Harlin added an improvised scene to the action movie The Beast to highlight his 30-year friendship with star Samuel L Jackson, UPI reported. The film opens in theaters on Friday, October 10, 2026. Jackson plays President Oscar Paladdin, who drives an armored limousine during a terrorist attack while transporting an injured Secret Service agent played by Joel Kinnaman. [1]

During a Zoom interview with UPI, the 67-year-old director explained that he wanted extra profanity in the film. Although Jackson's character already uses a famous expletive starting with the letter M, Harlin pitched a new scene. In the improvised addition, Paladdin and Kinnaman's character discuss the profanity printed on Jackson's wallet in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction. [1]

Jackson is an American actor and producer whose films have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 2022. Harlin is a Finnish filmmaker known for directing action films including Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. [7][8]