Gus Van Sant on His Comeback Film ‘Dead Man’s Wire’, the Unintentional Movies He’s Made and Why He Still Thinks About River Phoenix All the Time

Gus Van Sant on His Comeback Film ‘Dead Man’s Wire’, the Unintentional Movies He’s Made and Why He Still Thinks About River Phoenix All the Time

Gus Van Sant opens up about his new true-crime drama 'Dead Man’s Wire,' the influence of River Phoenix and casting Bill Skarsgård.

Gus Van Sant on the eerie parallels between ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ and the Luigi Mangione case

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker opens up about the real-life kidnapping that inspired Dead Man’s Wire, eerie echoes of the Luigi Mangione case, and working with Bill Skarsgård and Al Pacino.

Al Pacino and Cary Elwes In Dead Man's Wire

Row K Entertainment will release DEAD MAN’S WIRE in select theaters January 9, 2026, and wide January 16, 2026, with an awards qualifying run December 12, 2025. Based on a true story, the 1977 kidnapping of a prominent banker grips the nation and turns the abductor into an outlaw folk hero. As the media frenzy peaks, the standoff becomes a spectacle of desperation, defiance and blurred justice, which resonates even today. Directed by Gus Van San…

AFF 2025: Dead Man’s Wire (Review)

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Additional contributions from Esperanza Cervantes. R/Crime/Drama/Comedy/105 Mins Directed by: Gus Van Sant Written by: Austin Kolodney Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Col…