Warner Bros. has shifted the release date for F.A.S.T. from April 23 to May 14, 2027, moving the Taylor Sheridan-written action thriller to a frame where it will be the only major studio wide release, away from Amazon MGM Studios’ Spaceballs: The New One and Neon’s A Place in Hell.
F.A.S.T. marks the feature directorial debut of Ben Richardson, Sheridan’s longtime collaborator who helmed nearly every episode of 1923. The film follows a former special forces commando, down on his luck after returning stateside, who is tapped by the DEA to lead a black-ops strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers operating in his own town.
The film has had a long road to the screen. Sheridan wrote the script in the mid-2010s when he was one of Hollywood’s hottest screenwriters, with Warner Bros. picking it up and Sheridan initially wanting to direct himself, with Chris Pratt eyed for the lead role. Director Gavin O’Connor eventually came aboard, but when ownership of the studio changed hands the project was briefly considered as a direct-to-HBO Max film before being put into turnaround. It has now been reacquired for a major theatrical release.
Brandon Sklenar, who starred in 1923 alongside Sheridan’s collaborators, leads the cast as the commando. He is joined by LaKeith Stanfield, Trevante Rhodes, Sam Claflin, Jason Clarke and Juliana Canfield, playing a range of roles from DEA agents to the commando’s former Delta Force colleagues.
Stanfield, who most recently starred in Play Dirty on Prime Video and I Love Boosters for NEON, has F.A.S.T. in post-production for 2027. Rhodes, best known for his Oscar-winning performance in Moonlight, most recently appeared in Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa on Netflix and was cast earlier this year in the fourth and final season of Netflix’s The Night Agent.
David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford produce for Heyday Films alongside Sheridan and Jenny Wood for Bosque Ranch Productions.
F.A.S.T. opens May 14, 2027.