{"id":20187,"date":"2026-07-28T19:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20187"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:59:27","slug":"bruton-visit-films-boards-biopic-ahead-of-locarno-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20187","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bruton:\u2019 Visit Films Boards Biopic Ahead Of Locarno Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/visit-films\/\" id=\"auto-tag_visit-films\" data-tag=\"visit-films\">Visit Films<\/a> will handle worldwide sales on Vincent Grashaw\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/bruton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bruton\" data-tag=\"bruton\">Bruton<\/a>,<\/em> a biopic about Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime and briefly escaped. The film, led by Theo Rossi (Emily<em> the Criminal<\/em>), debuts next month at the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/locarno\/\" id=\"auto-tag_locarno\" data-tag=\"locarno\">Locarno<\/a> Film Festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tInspired by the true story of Bryan Bruton, <em>Bruton <\/em>follows a \u201ccharismatic hustler whose life is upended after one devastating mistake lands him in a Florida prison. Behind bars, he transforms incarceration into an economy all its own, building businesses, navigating impossible circumstances, and discovering the cost of a life spent chasing the next score. Blending humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, the film offers a fresh take on one of America\u2019s most unforgiving systems.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tVisit Films will launch worldwide sales on the film during the Locarno Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAlongside Rossi, the ensemble cast includes Aya Cash, Tammy Blanchard, Tony Hale, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Kayden Brenna Tokarski, and Aaron Quick Nelson. The film is produced by Demetrius Stear of A Mind\u2019s Eye and Ryan J Francis of EverBright Pictures, with Colin Bates, Kris Dorrance, Vincent Grashaw, and Nicholas Carmona rounding out the production team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRyan Kampe, Founder and President of Visit Films, described the film as \u201cemotionally resonant, beautifully crafted and anchored by an exceptional performance from Theo Rossi.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re excited to launch worldwide sales in Locarno and help bring Bryan Bruton\u2019s story to audiences around the globe,\u201d Kampe said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDirector Vincent Grashaw added: \u201cWhen I first heard Bryan tell his story, I realized it wasn\u2019t just another prison film. His charisma, humor, and perspective made it unlike anything I\u2019d encountered, and I knew audiences would connect with that. We\u2019re honored to premiere at Locarno, and having Visit Films join us at this stage is an exciting step toward sharing the film with audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLocarno runs from August 5 to 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films will handle worldwide sales on Vincent Grashaw\u2019s Bruton, a biopic about Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime and briefly escaped. The film, led by Theo Rossi (Emily the Criminal), debuts next month at the Locarno Film Festival.\u00a0 Inspired by the true story&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bruton-Image-4.jpg-1.jpeg?w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}