Novocaine (2025 film)

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Novocaine
Directed by
  • Dan Berk
  • Robert Olsen
Written byLars Jacobson
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 2025 (2025-03-14)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Novocaine is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen and written by Lars Jacobson. It stars Jack Quaid as Nathan Caine, alongside Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, and Matt Walsh.

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The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 14, 2025, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise

Nathan Caine is a mild-mannered introvert with a rare genetic disorder, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIPA), who must rescue his girlfriend who has been taken hostage in a bank robbery. [1]

Cast

Production

In October 2023, it was announced that Jack Quaid would star in the action thriller film Novocaine, directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen and written by Lars Jacobson. It is the first film from FilmNation Entertainment's production label Infrared. [2] [3] In February 2024, Paramount Pictures acquired the film, with Amber Midthunder also announced as part of the cast. [4] In March, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, and Matt Walsh joined the cast of the film. [5] Principal photography began in April 8, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa. [6]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 14, 2025. [7]

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