LaKeith Stanfield and Jason Clarke to Star in ‘F.A.S.T.’

Sam Claflin is also aboard the new action thriller, which has a script by ‘Yellowstone’ boss Taylor Sheridan and will be directed by Ben Richardson.

(Far Left) LaKeith Stanfield attends a Special Screening of 'The Book of Clarence' at Pacific Design Center on December 11, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Sony Pictures. (Center Left) Jason Clarke is Roger Robb in 'Oppenheimer,' written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. (Center Right) Trevante Rhodes as Zyair in 'Mea Culpa.' Photo: Bob Mahoney / Perry Well Films 2 / Courtesy of Netflix. (Far Right) Sam Claflin as Patrick McKee in Bagman. Photo Credit: Vladislav Lepoev.

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LaKeith Stanfield, Jason Clarke, Trevante Rhodes and Sam Claflin will star in ‘F.A.S.T.’.
Taylor Sheridan wrote the script.
Warner Bros. is backing the movie.

Before he was known as the creator of half the TV series on our screens these days (many spun off from his hugely successful ‘Yellowstone’), Taylor Sheridan was an actor who made the leap to screenwriting with the likes of ‘Sicario’.

He’s back in gritty, big screen action thriller territory called ‘F.A.S.T.’ and the movie has locked in more of its cast.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that LaKeith Stanfield (‘Sorry to Bother You’), Jason Clarke (‘Zero Dark Thirty’), Trevante Rhodes (‘Moonlight’) and Sam Claflin (‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’) will join the ensemble, which is being led by ‘1923’s Brandon Sklenar.

What’s the story of ‘F.A.S.T.’?

Brandon Sklenar as Henry in 'Drop', directed by Christopher Landon. Photo: Universal Pictures.

Sheridan’s new script concerns a former special forces commando (Sklenar), down on his luck after he returns Stateside, who is tapped by the DEA to lead a black op strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers in his town.

The quartet are playing a range of roles, from DEA agents to the commando’s former Delta Force colleagues. And they’re not the only ones boarding the movie, as ‘Succession’s Juliana Canfield is also in the cast.

Sheridan is keeping this one in the ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off family –– Ben Richardson, a veteran cinematographer who has directed multiple episodes of ‘1923’, will make his feature directorial debut with the movie.

Production is scheduled to kick off later this month.

What else are the new cast members working on?

LaKeith Stanfield in 'The Changeling,' now streaming on Apple TV+.

Stanfield will be seen in the upcoming likes of ‘Roofman’ and ‘Die My Love’. He’s also in the cast for Shane Black’s ‘Play Dirty’ and Al Pacino-led Shakespeare adaptation ‘Lear Rex’.

Clarke is starring for his ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director Kathryn Bigelow in ‘A House of Dynamite’ and Apple TV+’s ‘The Last Frontier’.

Rhodes was most recently seen in ‘My Fault’ and ‘Candy Cane Lane’ and ‘F.A.S.T.’ will be his next gig.

Claflin has Harlan Coben TV miniseries ‘Lazarus’ on the way, and another mystery thriller show called ‘Vanished’.

And Canfield is attached to ‘Everlasting Yea!’, the based-on-truth story of the Crafts, following their rise to fame in the Abolitionist movement after their escape from slavery.

When will ‘F.A.S.T.’ be in theaters?

You might think that any project Sheridan generates these days would be snapped up by Paramount, whose streaming service hosts the various ‘Yellowstone’ series and his other shows, but ‘F.A.S.T.’ is instead under Warner Bros.’ banner.

The studio has penciled in an April 23rd, 2027 release date for the new action thriller.