EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Will Graham has wrapped on his Vietnam War thriller Trust the Man, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff, which we can tell you first, will also star Kate Mara (A Teacher), Finn Wittrock (Don’t Move), Justice Smith (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), Victor Garber (Not Suitable for Work), Angus O’Brien (Boots), and Jack Ball (Chicago P.D.).
Character details for the newcomers are being kept under wraps.
Shot in New Jersey over the summer, Trust the Man follows an ambitious Army Intelligence officer who’s assigned to investigate a decorated soldier with a mysterious past during the Vietnam War. As surveillance and interrogation deepen, the line between loyalty and obsession blurs, leading both men into a dangerous and uncontrollable connection.
Producers include Graham, Tonia Davis and Max Linsky for Invitation Media; Luke Rodgers; and Alex G. Scott. Jess Hackel and Jeffrey Penman co-produce, with executive producers including Radcliffe, Christian Hall for Two Independent Eyes; Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty and Elan Gale for QWGmire; David Gendron, Ali Jazayeri, and Stefan Klink for Three Point Capital; Jeffrey Soros, and Hailey Wierengo.
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UTA Independent Film Group is repping domestic rights, with Neon International handling international sales.
Most recently seen in Apple TV’s Imperfect Women and FX’s A Teacher, Mara will next be seen starring in Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, which is set to premiere in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival. She is repped by CAA, Untitled, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
Wittrock is currently in theaters with the indie drama Westhampton, has the rom-com All That She Wants premiering at TIFF, and Hershey in theaters this Thanksgiving. He is repped by CAA, Mosaic, Weissenbach Management, and Shreck Rose Dapello.
Most recently seen starring in Lionsgate’s Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Smith will next be seen starring alongside Nick Jonas, Kathryn Newton and KJ Apa in the holiday horror film White Elephant. He is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
A six-time Emmy and four-time Tony Award nominee, Garber can currently be seen on Mindy Kaling’s Hulu series Not Suitable for Work and has Netflix’s Eloise coming up. He is repped by Paradigm, Amplified, and OAZ.
Seen on shows like Elsbeth, Boots and FBI, O’Brien is repped by Paradigm.
An alum of Chicago Justice and Chicago P.D., Ball is repped by Stewart Talent and Darlene Kaplan Entertainment.
