Overview

• The film premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2 and is now seeking distribution, with WME handling sales.
• Bill Skarsgård leads as Tony Kiritsis, with Dacre Montgomery as Richard Hall and supporting turns from Colman Domingo, Myha’la, Cary Elwes and Al Pacino.
• Van Sant and the cast emphasized the story’s contemporary resonance, citing public frustration with corporate power and referencing the Luigi Mangione case.
• Participants described a tonal shift from a scripted thriller to an irreverent dark comedy.
• The low-budget production was reported to have shot in roughly 19 days in winter conditions, from a first feature script by Austin Koldney inspired by archival footage.