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Dead Man's Wire

Gus Van Sant

2026 • 1h 45m

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Dead Man's Wire

Official Trailer

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★ 4 AVG

Cast

Bill Skarsgård

Bill SkarsgårdTony Kiritsis

Dacre Montgomery

Dacre MontgomeryRichard 'Dick' Hall

Cary Elwes

Cary ElwesMichael Grable

Myha'la

Myha'laLinda Page

Colman Domingo

Colman DomingoFred Temple

Al Pacino

Al PacinoM.L. Hall

Kelly Lynch

Kelly LynchMabel Hall

Jordan Claire Robbins

Jordan Claire RobbinsDoreen

John Robinson

John RobinsonCameraman

Katie KinmanIbby Hall

Mark HelmsFrank Love

Kyle Rankin

Kyle RankinRookie Cop

Vinh Nguyen

Vinh NguyenJames

Stephanie Bertoni

Stephanie BertoniTV News Anchor

Danielle MundayNews Reporter

Crew

Gus Van Sant

Gus Van SantDirector

Joel David Moore

Joel David MooreProducer

Frank Blake

Frank BlakeStunt Coordinator

Shepherd Ahlers

Shepherd AhlersSecond Assistant Director

Danny Elfman

Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer

Mark Amin

Mark AminProducer

Andrea Bucko

Andrea BuckoProducer

Lara Clear

Lara ClearExecutive Producer

James Di Giacomo

James Di GiacomoCo-Executive Producer

Arnaud Potier

Arnaud PotierDirector of Photography

Saar Klein

Saar KleinEditor

Veronica Ferres

Veronica FerresExecutive Producer

Kyle Kaminsky

Kyle KaminskyExecutive Producer

Nicol Paone

Nicol PaoneExecutive Producer

Jordan Claire Robbins

Jordan Claire RobbinsExecutive Producer

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Dead Man's Wire (2026) — Backlot Notes