Dead Man's Wire

Dead Man's Wire is an upcoming American historical crime film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Austin Kolodney, telling the true story of kidnapping by Tony Kiritsis in the 1970s. It stars Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Cary Elwes, John Robinson, and Al Pacino.

Dead Man's Wire
Directed by	Gus Van Sant
Written by	Austin Kolodney
Produced by	Cassian Elwes Joel David Moore Tom Culliver Sam Pressman Mark Amin Remi Alfallah Noor Alfallah Andrea Bucko Matt Murphie Paula Paizes
Starring	Bill Skarsgård Dacre Montgomery Colman Domingo Myha'la Cary Elwes John Robinson Al Pacino
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Elevated Films District 9 Productions
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

Depicting the 1977 kidnapping by Tony Kiritsis of his bank mortgager and request for hostage money and an apology.^[1]

Cast

• Bill Skarsgård as Tony Kiritsis
• Dacre Montgomery as Richard Hall
• Colman Domingo as Fred Temple
• Myha'la as Linda Page
• Cary Elwes
• John Robinson
• Al Pacino

Production

An adaptation of the film was initially in development with Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage attached to the project.^[2]

In December 2024, Gus Van Sant was reported to be director from a script by Austin Kolodney with Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery leading the cast. It is produced by Elevated Films and Balcony 9 Productions.^[3] In January 2025, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Cary Elwes, and John Robinson joined the cast.^[4][5] In February 2025, Al Pacino joined the cast.^[6]

Principal photography took place in Louisville, Kentucky in January 2025.^[7][8][9]