Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Jason Momoa Joins Miles Teller Thriller Copperhead Ahead of Toronto
Copperhead is a new action thriller movie starring Miles Teller.
Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland have joined its cast.
The story is about an experienced detective and a young federal agent.
They must work together after an undercover drug deal becomes violent.
They discover that people inside their special team may be involved in a secret conspiracy.
John Swab will direct the movie.
The screenplay was written by Chad Feehan and J. Todd Scott.
Filming is planned to start in September.
Black Bear will seek buyers for the movie at the Toronto Film Festival.
Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland have joined Copperhead.
Miles Teller stars as the veteran detective-led thriller’s central character.
The film follows a detective and federal agent investigating a task-force conspiracy after a drug deal turns violent.
Venice prize-winner John Swab will direct from a screenplay by Chad Feehan and J. Todd Scott.
Production is scheduled to begin in September, with Black Bear launching sales at the Toronto Film Festival.
- Who
- Miles Teller stars, with Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland joining the cast; John Swab will direct.
- What
- Copperhead is a thriller about a veteran detective and young federal agent investigating violence and a conspiracy within their elite task force.
- When
- Production is scheduled to begin in September; sales are planned for the Toronto Film Festival.
- Where
- The sales launch is scheduled for the Toronto Film Festival; the article does not specify where filming will take place.
- Why
- The characters team up to uncover a conspiracy within their elite task force after an undercover drug deal erupts into violence.
- Film
- Copperhead
- Lead star
- Miles Teller
- New cast members
- Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland
- Director
- John Swab
- Screenwriters
- Chad Feehan and J. Todd Scott
- Production start
- Scheduled for September
- Sales representative
- Black Bear is set to launch sales at the Toronto Film Festival