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‘Stand Your Ground’ reaches deal with US ahead of AFM

‘Stand Your Ground’ reaches deal with US ahead of AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Action thriller Stay in position it was picked up in the US by Epic Pictures.

The deal was completed ahead of the upcoming US film market.

Sales company Iuvit Media, which brokered the deal, also sold the film to Tiberius Film for German-speaking territories, MediaSquad for Poland and Front Row for MENA territories. Iuvit Media will continue to sell rights to AFM.

Directed by Fansu Njie (Last Man Down) and written by Craig Walser (Rambo Last Blood), the film centers on an ex-SEAL in a small American town who uses stand-your-ground law to avenge the murder of his family . .

Daniel Stisen (Last Man Down, Those About to Die) stars as Jack Johnson, a former SEAL who lives a quiet life with his wife and child, Peter Stormare (John Wick, Day Shift) stars as Bastion, the head of the local criminal organization who is responsible for killing John’s family, and Eric Roberts (Babylon, The Expandables) plays Earl, John’s neighbor and old friend.

Produced by Highfield Grange Studios and Daniel Stisen Productions, the film will receive a US theatrical release 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 repped by Scott Carlson Entertainment, Peter Stormare is repped by Davien Littlefield Management, Panorama Agency and Soli e Associati, Eric Roberts is repped by Sovereign Talent Group, Imperial Artists Agency and Scott Carlson Entertainment.