Motor Metropolis has now secured a theatrical launch date for 2026. Starring Alan Ritchson and that includes primarily no dialogue, the movie premiered on the Venice Worldwide Movie Competition earlier this yr.
RLJE Movies, a distribution vertical throughout the IFC Leisure Group, now pronounces that it has secured the U.S. distribution rights for Motor Metropolis, with the movie to get a full theatrical launch subsequent yr. Director Potsy Ponciroli shared the next assertion in regards to the acquisition:
“We shot Motor Metropolis to be immersive, each body, each sound, designed for a theater. It’s a love letter to Detroit, to 70s cinema, and to the sort of filmmaking you may really feel. It’s the sort of film that makes you cheerful that theaters nonetheless exist.“
Chief Acquisitions Officer of RLJE Movies Mark Ward additionally celebrated the transfer, praising the movie and its theatrical potential:
“Motor Metropolis hits like a freight prepare – uncooked, trendy, and utterly unforgettable. Led by a rare forged, Potsy Ponciroli has crafted an electrical cinematic journey that calls for to be seen on the large display screen.”
Written by Chad St. John, the upcoming motion thriller stars Ritchson as John Miller, a working-class romantic who falls for a gangster’s girlfriend in ’70s Detroit. After Miller is framed and despatched to jail, he emerges years later and units out on a violent quest for revenge. Along with the Reacher star, the movie additionally options Ben Foster, Shailene Woodley, and Pablo Schreiber.
Motor Metropolis, which incorporates a propulsive rating by Jack White, performed at each Venice and TIFF, incomes a usually optimistic reception from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie debuted to a 77% critics’ rating, but it surely now sits at 71% from 21 critiques. A Popcornmeter rating for the film will not take form till subsequent yr, when normal audiences get an opportunity to see it in theaters.
At a $30 million finances, Motor Metropolis‘s break-even vary in theaters might be round $75 million. Although Ritchson is now extensively recognizable for his position in Prime Video’s Reacher, he’s comparatively untested as an actor who can open a film, that means the upcoming crime thriller will probably be an fascinating take a look at on this regard.
It is unclear precisely when subsequent yr Motor Metropolis will probably be making its manner into theaters, however Ritchson is about to make a splash on the small display screen once more in 2026 with the discharge of Reacher season 4. Ritchson may even seem within the upcoming Neagley spinoff sequence, which can also be anticipated to reach subsequent yr.
Extra to return…
- Launch Date
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August 30, 2025
- Runtime
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103 Minutes
- Director
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Potsy Ponciroli
- Writers
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Chad St. John
- Producers
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Greg Silverman, Jon Berg, Chad St. John, Cliff Roberts