▁Turner , ▁Joe ▁Cole , ▁Ma con ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁Mark ▁Web ber . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁Patrick ▁Stewart ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Dar cy ▁Bank er , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁violent ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁group , ▁while ▁other ▁cast ▁includes ▁K ai ▁Len no x , ▁Eric ▁Ed el stein ▁and ▁Taylor ▁T unes . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁location ▁for ▁T ad ' s ▁house ▁was ▁in ▁Ast oria , ▁Oregon , ▁on ▁the ▁Oregon ▁coast , ▁and ▁the ▁forest ▁scenes ▁were ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁H ood ▁National ▁Forest . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁West End ▁Films ▁acquired ▁the ▁international ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁A 2 4 ▁Films ▁had ▁acquired ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁screen ed ▁on ▁opening ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁originally ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁before ▁opening ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁release ▁on ▁April