when does the movie shot caller come out in theaters
August 18, 2017
title: Shot Caller (film) text: Shot Caller (film) Shot Caller is an American crime thriller film directed and written by Ric Roman Waugh. The film chronicles the transformation of a well-to-do family man into a hardened prison gangster, undergone to survive California's penal system after he is incarcerated for his role in a deadly DUI car accident. The film stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, with Benjamin Bratt, and Holt McCallany. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16, 2017. It was released on July 20, 2017, through DirecTV Cinema, and received a title: Shot Caller (film) text: July 2015, the film's release was postponed until Saban Films acquired the U.S. distribution rights in April 2017. Principal photography on the film began on May 26, 2015 in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Reviews for the film have been positive, with many reviewers praising Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's performances. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10. Shot Caller (film) Shot Caller is an American crime thriller film directed and written by Ric Roman Waugh. The film chronicles the transformation of a well-to-do family title: Shot Caller (film) text: theatrical release on August 18, 2017 by Saban Films. Jacob Harlon (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is a successful stock broker living with his wife Katherine (Lake Bell) and son Joshua. One night after departing a dinner, he unintentionally runs a red light, causing an accident that kills his friend Tom (Max Greenfield), who was riding in his car. His lawyer advises Harlon to take a plea deal, which will see him serving 16 months, instead of going to trial as he could do up to 7 years if he lost his case. Harlon agrees and is sentenced to incarceration at California Institution title: Shot Caller (film) text: he's forgiven him. On April 9, 2015, Bold Films came on board to fully finance and produce the crime thriller film, titled "Shot Caller" to be directed by Ric Roman Waugh, based on his own script. Participant Media developed the project, while Participant's Jonathan King would produce along with Michel Litvak and Matthew Rhodes of Bold Films, along with Waugh. In April 2015, Relativity Media acquired the US rights to the film for $3 million with a wide release commitment, and Sierra/Affinity was on board to handle international sales. Due to the fact that Relativity Media filed for bankruptcy on title: Shot Caller (film) text: placed under maximum-security. Like other "heavy-hitters", he is only allowed one hour of "yard time" per day (which is spent in a steel cage, where he can talk to prisoners in adjacent cages). Eventually, Harlon is introduced to Jerry “the Beast” Manning (Holt McCallany), the head shot caller for the Aryan Brotherhood. For the last seven years, Beast has been managing the gang's activities from inside the prison via corrupt correctional officers. Impressed with Harlon's dedication, Beast promoted Harlon to his second-in-command. Harlon serves out his time in the SHU with no further incidents. Before Harlon is released, he is