Josh Duhamel & Lukas Gage To Star In Crime Thriller ‘Full Throttle Mindset’ From Director Patrick Brice, XYZ Films
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Josh Duhamel (Shotgun Wedding) and Lukas Gage (Road House) have signed on to star in Full Throttle Mindset, a darkly comedic crime thriller from director Patrick Brice (Creep) and XYZ Films.
Based on an article in the St. Louis Riverfront Times by journalist Doyle Murphy, the film tells the wild true story of young burnout Blake Laubinger (Gage), who’s taken under the wing of a Midwestern tanning salon mogul named Todd Beckman (Duhamel).
He soon learns his new mentor’s businesses are a front for a drug empire — one he’s now expected to partake in. Written by Jake Disch, whose scripts The Adults in the Room and Gunfight made the Black List, the film is billed as a gonzo cautionary tale about deluded American dreams and dark mentors.
John Baker (Luce, Frank & Lola) and book scout Robby O’Connor will produce alongside XYZ, which is handling world sales and co-representing domestic rights along with CAA Media Finance.
Read more on deadline.com