After losing his fiancée to a heroin overdose, a rehabilitated addict seeks revenge on the cartel responsible for supplying the drugs with a sympathetic sheriff on his tail.
On September 8, 2020, it was announced that De Niro, Malkovich and Machine Gun Kelly were cast in the film.[2] On October 19, 2020, it was announced that Taylor Kitsch had replaced Machine Gun Kelly after the latter dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.[3] On November 13, 2020, it was then announced that Jack Huston had replaced Kitsch.[4] Production on the film began in November 2020.[5] Malkovich filmed his scenes in December 2020.[6] Filming officially wrapped in January 2021,[7] and the following month, it was announced that Quavo and Willa Fitzgerald would star in the film.[8][9]
Release
In March 2021, The Avenue Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film, with intentions to release in early 2022.[10][11][12]
References
^Kaufman, Amy; James, Meg (June 30, 2022). "The man who played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett's crumbling empire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2022. The 78-year-old "Taxi Driver" star demanded $11 million to spend a week in Puerto Rico early last year to film "Savage Salvation," an Emmett-helmed film about a recovering opioid junkie seeking revenge. Fees for De Niro, who played a tough cop, ate up half the film's budget.
