Rebel Ridge

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Rebel Ridge
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Written byJeremy Saulnier
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMagnus Nordenhof Jønck
Production
companies
  • Bonneville Pictures
  • Filmscience
Distributed by Netflix
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$41 million [1]

Rebel Ridge is an upcoming American thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. It stars Aaron Pierre, AnnaSophia Robb, James Badge Dale, James Cromwell, and Don Johnson.

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Cast

Production

It was announced in November 2019 that John Boyega was cast in the film, written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. [2] Don Johnson, Erin Doherty, James Badge Dale, Zsane Jhe and James Cromwell were added to the cast in February 2020. [3] In April 2021, AnnaSophia Robb, and Emory Cohen joined the cast of the film, with Robb replacing Doherty. [4]

Filming was slated to begin in April 2020 in Louisiana, [5] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Principal photography eventually began in Louisiana on May 3, 2021. [7] In June 2021, Boyega left the project during filming due to "family reasons". Filming paused as a result in order to find a replacement for Boyega. [8] It was later reported that Boyega had allegedly abandoned the project due to a variety of reasons, including his dissatisfaction with the script and his accommodations. He denied any allegations. [9] In October, Aaron Pierre was cast to replace Boyega, with Zsane Jhe also joining the cast. [10] Filming was due to resume in early 2022. [11]

In April 2022, David Denman was added to the cast, before production restarted on April 25. [12] Production wrapped shooting on July 24. [13] In March 2024, Saulnier offered an update on the film saying it was in the final stages of post-production and that a release date had not yet been set. [14]

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  10. ↑ John Boyega replaced by Krypton star in new Netflix movie
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  12. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2022-04-11). "Netflix's 'Rebel Ridge' Due To Get Back Underway This Month After Long Hiatus; 'Mare Of Easttown' Actor Joins". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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  14. ↑ Rebel Ridge | Jeremy Saulnier on the “tumultuous” production on his Netflix thriller about “a militarised police force” (exclusive)
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