“God Is a Bullet” marks Nick Cassavetes’ return to the director’s chair since 2014’s “The Other Woman.” Cassavetes is historically known for being the son of acclaimed filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands but also directed many cult hits, including “John Q.,” “The Notebook,” and “Alpha Dog.” With “God Is a Bullet,” Cassavetes assembles a star-studded cast that includes Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, January Jones, Maika Monroe, Andrew Dice Clay, Karl Glusman, and Ethan Suplee. Cassavetes wrote and directed the movie, based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Boston Teran.
On making the movie, Cassavetes explained through a press release that he had wanted to “tell this great story for the last 18+ years. It’s tough, violent, has two flawed and fantastic characters, and absolutely pulls no punches. I love it! There’s nothing else out there like it, not even close!”
Patriot Pictures, XYZ Films, and Wayward Entertainment will distribute the film in the United States. Patriot Pictures’ Michael Mendelson also shared his excitement for the movie and stated that they “are looking forward to working with Wayward and are so excited that GOD IS A BULLET will be hitting theaters nationwide this summer. Audiences are back and want to see films that keep them on the edge. Nick and I, with an amazing, multi-national cast and crew, are excited to release a badass, action-packed revenge classic, made to be enjoyed on the big screen.”
Here is the plot synopsis:
The film follows detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult. Bob takes matters into his own hands and infiltrates the secretive cult to try to save his daughter. With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Maika Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal leader (Glusman) – that took so much away from her.
Produced by Mendelson, Foxx, Donald V. Allen, Kim H. Winther, Jim Steele, Natalie Perrotta, Paul Johansson, Sidney Kimmel, Chuck Pacheco, Jim Steele, and Santiago García Galván, the movie will release in theatres on June 23 and expand through a digital release on July 11. Check out the trailer below: