Savage Salvation

Savage Salvation[1] (also titled Savage Justice and Wash Me in the River) is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Randall Emmett and starring Jack Huston, Robert De Niro, and John Malkovich.

Savage Salvation
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRandall Emmett
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Koertz
Edited byEric Friedenberg
Music byPhilip Klein
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Avenue Entertainment
Release date
December 2, 2022
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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.

Cast

Production

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
  1. 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.
  2. Welk, Brian (September 8, 2020). "Robert De Niro, Machine Gun Kelly, John Malkovich to Star in Thriller 'Wash Me in the River'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 19, 2020). "Taylor Kitsch In, Machine Gun Kelly Out Of Indie Drama 'Wash Me In The River'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 13, 2020). "Jack Huston Steps Into 'Wash Me In The River' Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (November 23, 2020). "'Bleed For This' Producer & 'The Irishman' Exec Chad Verdi Lines Up Biopics Of Muhammad Ali Jr. & Kellie Maloney". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. Reichelt, Cassandra (December 23, 2020). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Malkovich In Lead Roles For Pandemic Thriller 'The Survivalist'". mxdwn.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. Kroll, Justin (January 25, 2021). "John Boyega & Robert De Niro To Star In Netflix's 'The Formula' Directed By 'The First Purge's Gerard McMurray". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  8. Aswad, Jem (February 18, 2021). "Migos' Quavo to Make Feature-Film Debut With John Malkovich and Robert DeNiro in 'Wash Me in the River' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. D'Nuka, Amanda (February 26, 2021). "Willa Fitzgerald Joins Robert De Niro In Randall Emmett's 'Wash Me In The River'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  10. Welk, Brian (March 8, 2021). "Robert De Niro Thriller 'Wash Me in the River' Acquired by The Avenue for 2022 Release". TheWrap. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  11. Roxborough, Scott (March 8, 2021). "Berlin: Robert De Niro's 'Wash Me in The River' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  12. Wiseman, Andreas (March 8, 2021). "Robert De Niro Thriller 'Wash Me In The River' Heads To U.S., UK, Germany, France, Aus/NZ, Japan, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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