Shot Caller (film)

Shot Caller
Teaser poster
Directed byRic Roman Waugh
Written byRic Roman Waugh
Produced by
  • Michel Litvak
  • Gary Michael Walters
  • Jonathan King
  • Ric Roman Waugh
Starring
CinematographyDana Gonzales
Edited byMichelle Tesoro
Music byAntônio Pinto
Production
companies
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) (LA Film Fest)
  • August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.4 million[1]

Shot Caller is a 2017 American crime thriller film written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh. The film chronicles the transformation of a well-to-do family man, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, into a hardened prison gangster, which he undergoes to survive California's penal system after he is incarcerated for his role in a deadly DUI car accident. The film also stars Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, Benjamin Bratt, and Holt McCallany.

It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16, 2017.[2] The film was released on July 20, 2017, through DirecTV Cinema and theatrically on August 18, 2017, by Saban Films.[3]

  1. ^ "Shot Caller". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "LA Film Fest's Closing Night Film: Matt Spicer's 'Ingrid Goes West'". SHOOTonline. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: 'Game of Thrones' Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Transforms For New Movie 'Shot Caller'". ETOnline. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.