Overview

• High Side is drawn from an unpublished short story by Jaime Oliveira and pairs motocross spectacle with a bank-robbery heist narrative centered on siblings at odds with an FBI agent.
• Chernin Entertainment and Sugar23 are attached to produce and have circulated the package among Hollywood buyers.
• Industry executives have voiced enthusiasm for the high-speed genre mash-up, highlighting the film’s blend of emotional stakes and action sequences.
• Chalamet’s ongoing work on Dune Part 3 and Marty Supreme, plus Mangold’s attachment to a Star Wars prequel Dawn of the Jedi, are shaping the timeline for potential production scheduling.
• A collaboration would mark the first reunion of Chalamet and Mangold since their Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown.