Jodie Comer's new 1960s biker movie The Bikeriders looks like a lot of fun – and we're hoping it's set to hit cinemas in the new year.

Inspired by both true events and a book by a member of the real-life Chicago motorbike gang, it's based on, we reckon it's going to be drama central. Austin Butler, who stars in the movie, has even described filming it as “visceral”.

Variety critic Peter Debruge has commented that Jodie's departure from her Killing Eve character Villanelle to the wife of a 1960s motorbike gang member is rather impressive, and that she “could hardly have found a more different role than this to display her range”.

The film has met a few setbacks, though – it initially was set to be released by Disney and 20th Century Studios, but was removed from the studio's calendar. Luckily, a new studio quickly picked it up, and we're waiting patiently for a release date – with fans hoping for some time in 2024.

Here's everything we know so far about The Bikeriders, including plot details, an amazing confirmed cast and a rather tense trailer.

Who is in the cast of The Bikeriders?

We're not going to lie – it's a pretty amazing cast. Jodie Comer will star, along with Tom Hardy, Elvis star Austin Butler, Michael Shannon and The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus.

Indiana Jones star Boyd Holbrook, Mike Faist (West Side Story), Damon Herriman (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) will also star.

What is The Bikeriders about?

According to the movie's plot synopsis, the film will be an epic homage to 1960s motorcycle culture.

“Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, The Bikeriders immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders,” it reads.

"Kathy (Jodie Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Austin Butler), recounts the Vandals’ evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Tom Hardy).

“Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband’s untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny’s attention. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.”

Jodie will narrate the story of her marriage to Benny and the biker gang to a journalist.

Does The Bikeriders have a release date?

We know that it will be released into cinemas, but we don't know exactly when yet. Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, and the fact that the film shifted studios, the release date was delayed. It's likely to get a cinema release in 2024.

Is there a trailer for The Bikeriders?

There is indeed – and it looks pretty badass, with many smouldering biker dudes, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy included.

We see Jodie's character Kathy meet Benny (Butler) and describes him taking her breath away. And in those biker leathers, we completely understand.

“I thought I could change him, you know?” she tells an iteration of Danny Lyon in the film, played by Mike Faist.

The Guardian has given the film five stars, with critic Peter Bradshaw complimenting Jodie's ability to depict the “ritual absurdity of the Vandals’ codes of masculinity” within the motorcycle gang.

As ever, Jodie's bringing all the goods by the looks of it – this time to the simmering toxic masculinity-laced era of 1960s motorcycle culture.

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