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Nicolas Cage to Star as Neo-Nazi Prison Gang Leader in The Brand
Nicolas Cage will play a feared neo-Nazi gang leader in The Brand, a crime thriller inspired by a true story.
The film focuses on the Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist criminal group that began in US prisons, and is set partly in San Quentin prison in California.
Alexander Ludwig plays young prisoner Taylor Hartmann, whom Cage’s character, Carter Briggs, takes under his wing.
In the story, prison authorities move gang members to different prisons to weaken the group, but the transfers help spread its criminal network and racist ideology.
Taylor rises within the gang but is torn between loyalty to Briggs and building a life with Lilly, played by Maria Bakalova.
The film also stars Gabriel Basso, whose character has not been specified, and will be directed by Vincent Grashaw.
Pre-production is expected to begin in early 2027, but no release date has been announced.
Nicolas Cage will play a feared neo-Nazi prison gang leader in the crime thriller The Brand.
The film is based on a 2004 investigative article by David Grann in The New Yorker.
Alexander Ludwig will play Taylor Hartmann, a young prisoner who rises through the gang.
Maria Bakalova will play Lilly, the woman Hartmann loves, and Gabriel Basso is also in the cast.
Preproduction is expected to begin in early 2027, and no release date has been announced.
- Who
- Nicolas Cage, Alexander Ludwig, Gabriel Basso and Maria Bakalova are among the cast.
- What
- The Brand is a crime thriller about the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.
- When
- The film was announced in November 2026. Preproduction is expected to begin in early 2027.
- Where
- The story includes San Quentin prison in California and the US prison system.
- Why
- It is based on a 2004 investigative article by David Grann about the Aryan Brotherhood.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
David Grann published the investigative article about the Aryan Brotherhood in The New Yorker.
Deadline reported that Nicolas Cage, Alexander Ludwig, Gabriel Basso and Maria Bakalova would star in The Brand.
Allociné reported on the film and its cast.
Preproduction is expected to begin.
- Lead role
- Nicolas Cage will play Carter Briggs, a feared Aryan Brotherhood leader.
- Prison setting
- San Quentin, California
- Source article
- David Grann's 2004 article in The New Yorker
- Taylor Hartmann
- Played by Alexander Ludwig
- Preproduction
- Expected to begin in early 2027
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EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage, Alexander Ludwig, Gabriel Basso, and Maria Bakalova are aboard to star in true crime movie ‘The Brand,’ based on the investigative New Yorker article by bestselling author and acclaimed journalist David Grann.
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EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage, Alexander Ludwig, Gabriel Basso, and Maria Bakalova are aboard to star in true crime movie ‘The Brand,’ based on the investigative New Yorker article by bestselling author and acclaimed journalist David Grann. More details here: https://t.co/vr05pfaFLv