Renner (film)
{{Short description|2025 film by Robert Rippberger}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Renner film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Robert Rippberger
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Luke Medina
- Martin Medina
- Robert Rippberger
- David Largman Murray
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Devin Keaton
- Robert Rippberger
- Martin Medina
- Jay Burnley
- KT Kent
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| cinematography = Sean Emer
| editing = Gabriel Cullen
| music = Rony Barrak
| studio = Slated
| distributor = Seismic Releasing
| released = {{Film date|2025|2|7}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Renner is a 2025 American science fiction thriller film starring Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane, Taylor Gray, and Marcia Gay Harden. Directed by Robert Rippberger and written by Luke Medina and Martin Medina, it was released in limited theaters on February 7, 2025.
Premise
Cast
- Frankie Muniz as Renner, a computer genius
- Violett Beane as Jamie, Renner's love interest
- Taylor Gray as Chad
- Marcia Gay Harden as Salenus (voice), an AI life coach designed by Renner
Production
In May 2023, it was reported that Robert Rippberger would direct and produce the film.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-05-11 |title=Frankie Muniz & Violett Beane To Topline Sci-Fi Thriller Renner From Director Robert Rippberger |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/frankie-muniz-violett-beane-to-star-in-sci-fi-thriller-renner-1235363427/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} That same month Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane and Taylor Gray signed on to star.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-05-19 |title=Citizen Skull Management Launches BTL Division; Taylor Gray Boards Renner; Simon Khan Joins Little Wing; Wolfe Video Acquires Nelly & Nadine – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/renner-little-wing-castings-nelly-and-nadine-premiere-date-1235372102/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Marcia Gay Harden voices the AI named Salenus.{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2024-09-02 |title=Marcia Gay Harden Joins Robert Rippberger's Sci-Fi Thriller Renner (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marcia-gay-harden-robert-rippberger-sci-fi-thriller-renner-1235988270/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Principal photography began in Spring Hope, North Carolina at Ascent Studios in early June 2023.{{Cite web |last=Coffe|first=Sean|date=2023-06-07 |title="It's surreal": Filming underway on new movie Renner at Ascent Studios in Spring Hope |url=https://abc11.com/spring-hope-movie-filming-ascent-studios/13355640/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=WTVD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610185632/https://abc11.com/spring-hope-movie-filming-ascent-studios/13355640/|archive-date=June 10, 2023|url-status=live}}
Release
Renner was released in limited theaters in the United States on February 7, 2025 and was later released through VOD on March 28, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Kimathi |first=Denis |date=2025-01-14 |title=Frankie Muniz's Mother of an A.I. Invention Ruins His Life in Renner Trailer |url=https://collider.com/renner-trailer-frankie-muniz-marcia-gay-harden|access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Collider}}
= Critical response =
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|42|4.7|19||ref=yes|access-date=April 4, 2025}}
Further reading
- {{Cite web |author=Slated |date=October 27, 2023 |title=How Renner Got Greenlit |url=https://filmonomics.slated.com/how-renner-got-greenlit-6433452d1e7a |website=Medium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121215953/https://medium.com/m/global-identity-2?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffilmonomics.slated.com%2Fhow-renner-got-greenlit-6433452d1e7a|archive-date=January 21, 2025|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.rennerthemovie.com}}
- {{IMDb title}}
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:English-language science fiction thriller films