ScreenRant reports that Warner Bros moved Taylor Sheridan’s F.A.S.T. from April 23, 2027 to May 14, 2027, shifting the crime thriller by a few weeks. The new date puts Brandon Sklenar, who plays Spencer Dutton in 1923, into a cleaner release slot and changes the film’s 2027 theatrical setup.
Taylor Sheridan’s 2021 pause
2021 was the last time Sheridan wrote a movie before F.A.S.T., with Those Who Wish Me Dead marking that break from features. The new date keeps the project in motion, but it also stretches the gap between announcement and release for a filmmaker whose name has been more closely tied to television this year.
May 14, 2027 now gives F.A.S.T. a mid-May opening rather than the earlier April frame. Deadline reported the move, and at the moment the film is the only major studio release on that weekend, which makes the shift more than a simple calendar tweak.
Ben Richardson’s feature debut
Ben Richardson will direct F.A.S.T. as his first feature, after directing episodes of Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, 1883, and 1923. That matters because the film is moving from a television-adjacent creative track into a theatrical one, with Warner Bros still holding distribution.
The cast also gives the project a wider footprint than a typical schedule change would suggest. Along with Sklenar, the lineup includes Sam Claflin, LaKeith Stanfield, Trevante Rhodes, Juliana Canfield, and Jason Clarke, who teased “crazy stuff” in the movie.
May 14, 2027 window
F.A.S.T. was delayed by a few weeks even though its new weekend carries comparatively little major studio competition. That leaves the film with more room on paper, but it also means the move was made before any box-office pressure forced it, which is usually the kind of date shift studios prefer to make early rather than late.
Why Warner Bros moved F.A.S.T. by a few weeks is not explained, but the practical result is straightforward: Sheridan’s next movie now opens on May 14, 2027, with a cast led by Sklenar and a release window that is cleaner than the one it left behind.
