Jason Momoa isn’t just celebrating a win—he’s celebrating speed. Just three days after its January 28, 2026 debut, The Wrecking Crew rocketed to the #1 spot on Prime Video, making it one of the platform’s fastest-rising action-comedies to date. For Momoa, the milestone is sweet—but incomplete.
Because as much fun as the movie is, even he admits the ending doesn’t quite close the door.
“It’s a three-day record,” Momoa said this weekend, still buzzing from the chart-topping debut. “But yeah… there’s a major plot hole. That’s why we need to do another one.”
The film pairs Momoa with longtime friend and frequent collaborator Dave Bautista, casting the two as estranged half-brothers forced back together after the murder of their father. Momoa plays Jonny, a reckless, high-energy cop, while Bautista’s James is a disciplined former Navy SEAL. The dynamic—chaotic versus controlled—has become the film’s emotional engine and its biggest selling point.
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, The Wrecking Crew doesn’t pretend to reinvent the genre. Critics have largely labeled it “generic but fun,” a throwback buddy action-comedy with tropical scenery, bruising fistfights, and just enough heart to keep things grounded. Audiences clearly agree.
But it’s the ending that has everyone talking.
After taking down a corrupt Hawaiian power structure tied to their father’s death, the brothers are handed a final bombshell: the identity of the person responsible for their mother’s murder. Instead of pursuing it, Jonny does the unthinkable—he burns the name in a grill, choosing reconciliation over revenge.
Momoa now laughs at that choice.
“For a guy like Jonny? Burning the paper and going to get a burger?” he joked. “That’s a huge plot hole. There’s no way that doesn’t come back to haunt him.”
That loose thread isn’t an accident—it’s bait.
Screenwriter Jonathan Tropper has already confirmed that discussions about a sequel are underway, with a “pretty strong idea” in place. The concept would build on the brothers’ newfound unity and immediately stress-test it under higher stakes.
“These guys finally chose each other,” Tropper said. “So the next story has to ask what that bond costs them.”
Amazon, unsurprisingly, seems eager. The film’s rapid climb up the charts has all but guaranteed franchise status, transforming what began as a one-off streaming release into a potential multi-film property.
Part of the appeal is the chemistry. Momoa’s kinetic, improvisational energy crashes headfirst into Bautista’s grounded intensity, a balance the two actors first discovered while working together on See. Their rain-soaked, mud-heavy brawl midway through the film has already become a fan favorite, with Bautista calling it “the most fun I’ve ever had on a set.”
For Momoa, The Wrecking Crew also kicks off a stacked 2026 slate that includes Animal Friends, Street Fighter, and his return as Duncan Idaho in Dune: Part Three. But it’s this project—the scrappy, funny, slightly messy one—that currently has his heart.
“It was just a beautiful time,” he said. “And if people want more—and clearly they do—we’ve got unfinished business.”
Three days to #1 proved the audience is there.
That unresolved ending practically dares Amazon not to answer it.