Production on the film was first announced in 2022, with Charles Officer slated to write and direct it.[2] Although the screenplay was completed with co-writers Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout and Seneca Aaron, the film had not yet gone into production by the time of Officer's death in 2023, and Davis took over helming the film.[3]
It was shot in winter 2025 in Hamilton and Barrie.[4] A key scene in the film was shot at Barrie's Sadlon Arena during the intermission in a real Barrie Colts game.[5]
The film was acquired for U.S. distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment, and it is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 6, 2026.[8]
Critical response
For Exclaim!, Rachel Ho wrote that "James's performance as Dean complements his turn as Rome in Boxcutter earlier this summer. Where Rome showed off the up-and-coming actor's abilities to embody insecurity and apprehension, Dean gives James the chance to occupy the other side of the coin as a brash teen filled with an anger instilled by his father (Blair Underwood). Rather than simply playing Dean as singularly enraged, James lends the character dimension and depth. It's another commanding performance that only hints at what's to come for the Toronto actor."[9]
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