Tim Blake Nelson, Josh Lucas, and Josh Duhamel costar in the drama set for a January 2027 release.
No doubt about it: Brandon Sklenar’s star is on the rise.
The fan-favorite alumnus of 1923, producer Taylor Sheridan’s acclaimed prequel to his phenomenally popular Yellowstone, loomed large in two recent smash-hit movies, It Ends With Us (2024) and The Housemaid (2025). And he distinguished himself as a charismatic romantic lead opposite Meghann Fahy in last year’s well-received thriller Drop.
Next year, Sklenar will be seen as the straight-shooting, ass-kicking hero of the Warner Bros. release F.A.S.T., an action flick that reunites him with Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the script, and Ben Richardson, a director whose credits include several episodes of 1923, Yellowstone, 1883, and other Sheridan-produced TV series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “F.A.S.T. concerns a former special forces commando [Sklenar], down on his luck after he returns Stateside, who is tapped by the DEA to lead a black op strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers in his town.” Costars include Jason Clarke (The Last Frontier), Juliana Canfield (Succession), and LaKeith Stanfield (The Harder They Fall).
But wait, there’s more: Sklenar currently is at work on The Rescue, a neo-western drama that Paramount already has slated for a January 29, 2027 release. Few specific plot details have been divulged so far, though it has been reported that Sklenar will portray a rodeo cowboy who must put his skills to the test outside the arena. (While rescuing somebody, maybe?)
The director is Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry); the scriptwriter is John Fusco (Young Guns, Young Guns II, Hidalgo). The supporting cast includes Tim Blake Nelson (who played the title role in Old Henry), Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Ransom Canyon), and Yellowstone veterans Josh Lucas and Hassie Harrison.
By the way: The Deadline showbiz site reported last week that Sklenar has signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate — the company that distributed The Housemaid — to produce films through his Vista Lane Pictures production company.
“Ever since I was a kid,” Sklenar said in a prepared statement, “films have been my happy place; bold, exciting films that provoke, inspire, and stand the test of time — that’s the reason I started Vista Lane Pictures. Lionsgate shares that vision, and I can’t wait to see what we create together.”
Neither can we.
