Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment has set a June 20 theatrical release for its Dennis Quaid–Nick Offerman–Jacob Tremblay true-crime thriller Sovereign.
Based on real events, the pic follows a father and son (Offerman and Tremblay) who identify as Sovereign Citizens, a group of anti-government extremists, as they venture across the country and find themselves in a standoff with a chief of police (Quaid) that sets off an intense manhunt with tragic consequences.
Nick Offerman in ‘Sovereign’
Deadline first told you about Briarcliff’s pickup of the film written and directed by Christian Swegal in May 2023.
Sovereign will share the same weekend with such wide entries as Disney/Pixar’s Elio, Sony’s zombie sequel 28 Years Later and Magneta Light Studios’ Simon West-directed Bride Hard starring Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp.
Sovereign was produced by Nick Moceri under his All Night Diner banner, whose credits include Sitting In Bars With Cake…
