Taylor Sheridanis making his return to the big screen withan action thrillerscript that will feature a star-studded cast and crew. The project, which has been in development for over half a decade, follows a group of DEA agents on the hunt to take down a group of CIA-backed drug dealers. The film has also finally landed a production start date ahead of its 2027 release date.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has castLaKeith Stanfield,Jason Clarke, Sam Claflin, and Trevante Rhodes inF.A.S.T., which will star Brandon Sklenar (Drop,1923) and Juliana Canfield (Y: The Last Man).Sheridan makes his return to feature filmmaking with the script, but he won’t be in the director’s chair. The film is set to be helmed by Ben Richardson, the cinematographer and director behind1923, who will make his feature-length directorial debut with the new thriller.F.A.S.T.is set to film this August, before releasing in theaters on August 22, 2025.
It’s unclear who is playing who on the call sheet, but expect Sklenar to play the protagonist, a commando who is recruited by the DEA to take down the drug dealers. The1923star has been making waves as of late as afan-favorite to land the DCU Batman role, but Sklenar will be making his big action debut inF.A.S.T. The film has been in development since 2018, and while the COVID-19 pandemic slowed things down, the action-packed thriller is finally back on track. Read THR’s description for the film:
“F.A.S.T.concerns a former special forces commando, down on his luck after he returns Stateside, who is tapped by the DEA to lead a black op strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers in his town. Sklenar is playing the commando.”
‘F.A.S.T.’ Nearly Featured a Major Movie Star
In 2018,F.A.S.T. was picked up by Warner Bros. as a major starring vehicle forChris Pratt, who was set to portray Brandon Sklenar's unnamed former U.S. special forces officer.The Accountantfranchise director, Gavin O’Connor, was attached to direct Taylor Sheridan’s action-oriented script. Due to budget concerns and the pandemic,development was delayedindefinitely. With neither Pratt nor O’Connor involved,F.A.S.T.remained on the backburner for Sheridan and co., especially afterYellowstonetook television by storm and continued to dominate with new spin-offs.
The film is now on track to be filmed later this year to hit an April 2027 release date. It’s not clear how large the scope ofF.A.S.T. will be, but judging by the time there will be for post-production, it seems to be a fairly ambitious effort. Sheridan’s previous venture into a similar drug-related premise wasSicairo, which had a $30 million budget. Considering how long it tookF.A.S.T. to come to fruition, it might be safe to say that the scale will be bigger than the Oscar-nominated 2015 film directed by Denis Villeneuve.
