Hollywood heavyweights Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe join forces for The Weight, an intense crime thriller set in a ruthless penal colony.
Torn from his young daughter, inmate Samuel gets an offer from corrupt Warden Clancy: smuggle mined gold through lethal territory to secure his release.
The clash between Hawke's desperate convict and Crowe's commanding warden promises an explosive psychological standoff loaded with raw tension.
Helmed by Padraic McKinley, the thriller aims for relentless realism, capturing rugged landscapes and the true cost of survival.
Julia Jones and Austin Amelio round out a cutthroat crew of prisoners who will gladly turn on each other for a single ounce of gold.
Scheduled to hit theaters in September 2026, The Weight is shaping up to be an unmissable clash of greed, grit, and morality.