EXCLUSIVE: Action thriller Stand Your Ground has been picked up in the U.S. by Epic Pictures.
The deal was locked ahead of the upcoming American Film Market.
Sales outfit Iuvit Media, which brokered the deal, has also sold the flick to Tiberius Film for German-speaking territories, MediaSquad for Poland and Front Row for MENA territories. Iuvit Media will continue to sell rights at AFM.
Directed by Fansu Njie (Last Man Down) and written by Craig Walser (Rambo Last Blood) the film is centered on an ex-SEAL in a small american town, who uses the stand-your-ground law to take revenge for his family’s murder.
Daniel Stisen (Last Man Down, Those About to Die) stars as Jack Johnson a former SEAL living a quiet life with his wife and child, Peter Stormare (John Wick, Day Shift) stars as Bastion, the Boss of the local criminal organization that is responsible for John’s family murder and Eric Roberts (Babylon, The Expandables) stars as Earl, John’s neighbor and old time pal.
Produced by Highfield Grange Studios and Daniel Stisen Productions, the film will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. via Epic Pictures in Q2 2025.
The cast also includes Adam Basil (The Northman), Beau Fowler (Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday), and Akite Kotabe (The Batman).
Daniel Stisen is represented by Scott Carlson Entertainment, Peter Stormare is represented by Davien Littlefield Management, Panorama Agency and Soli e Associati, Eric Roberts is represented by Sovereign Talent Group, Imperial Artists Agency and Scott Carlson Entertainment.