Taylor Sheridan has been pumping out shows and movies like no other recently. His heavy hitters, Tulsa King and Marshals, both had their respective season premieres just last month, following closely on the heels of Lioness wrapping up its third season in late September. While Sheridan initially gained prominence as a screenwriter, penning critically acclaimed films such as Sicario and Hell or High Water, he has since built a massive television empire, all of which began with Yellowstone. Now, Sheridan is returning to his roots, creating more movies for audiences to sink their teeth into.
In the vein of Sicario, Sheridan has penned another action thriller, F.A.S.T., which will be directed by Ben Richardson, a longtime collaborator who has worked alongside Sheridan on projects such as 1883 and 1923. F.A.S.T. will follow a former U.S. Special Forces officer recruited by the Drug Enforcement Administration to take down drug dealers operating under the protection of the CIA. While Brandon Sklenar is confirmed to lead the film, the specific roles of the remaining cast members remain under wraps. Joining Sklenar will be Juliana Canfield, LaKeith Stanfield, Jason Clarke, Trevante Rhodes, and Sam Claflin, whose role recently underwent a shake-up.
Claflin recently sat down with Collider, where he divulged that fans are in for a treat with his unexpected new role in F.A.S.T. Although he was always set to appear in the film, Claflin revealed that Sheridan personally called him and asked him to take on a different character than the one he had initially auditioned for. Without giving away any details, Claflin teased the surprising change, saying, “It’s a very, very different role for me to be doing, and I am so curious to see it. People I know have seen it, and are like, ‘Wow. Okay. This is wild. Wow, what a departure for you.’ So, out of anyone in the cast, I think I’m the one who sort of really took a punt and took a big risk.”
Claflin was anything but disappointed by the switch, as the character he ultimately landed was actually the one he had wanted to play all along. Speaking with Collider, Claflin recalled the phone call with Sheridan to Collider, saying:
I remember Taylor calling me. Because originally I auditioned for one role, and they were like, ‘Actually, we want you to play this role.’ And I was like, ‘I actually preferred this role!’ This is the one I really wanted to do because he’s a bit… He’s a wild one, you know, and I think that that gave me a lot of opportunity to have a lot of fun. I took a risk. We’ll see how it plays out.
F.A.S.T. is due out in theaters on May 14, 2027. Further details surrounding the film’s release are still forthcoming, and MovieWeb will provide updates as more information becomes available.In the meantime, there’s no shortage of television to keep audiences immersed in Sheridan’s ever-expanding universe.
- Release Date
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April 23, 2027
- Director
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Ben Richardson
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
