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News & Current Events Mar 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM

S. Craig Zahler’s “The Bookie and the Bruiser” starts production this April

Posted by Potore5

\>“The Bookie and the Bruiser,” from writer-director S. Craig Zahler, is set to kick off production in Toronto on April 1, according to the [Film & Television Industry Alliance (FTIA).](https://productionlist.com/production/the-bookie-and-the-bruiser/) It will also star Theo James.  \>Set in 1959 New York, “The Bookie & the Bruiser” follows Rivner, a Jewish WWII veteran, and Boscolo, an oversized Italian-American tough, as they partner up in an illicit gambling operation. Their profitable venture becomes complicated when they clash with an Irish gang and the Mafia.
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CaptainRedblood Mar 25, 2026 +37
Whatever your opinion about this dude's movies-- their titles are all hall of fame pulp.
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theodo Mar 25, 2026 +23
F*** yeah. No one is doing grind house like Zahler these days.
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OkDentist4059 Mar 25, 2026 +25
Bring back whoever choreographed the fights for Brawl in Cell Block 99. That shit was awesome.
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apolloanonymous Mar 25, 2026 +16
I’m excited for this. I always really enjoy the dialogue in his films and books.
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red_riders Mar 25, 2026 +5
Same. His scripts are even like reading a book.
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ZampanoTruant Mar 25, 2026 +12
Just rewatched Dragged Across Concrete. I can not wait for this one
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maynardsabeast Mar 25, 2026 +10
If you like his movies you should read his books. All are great but Congregation of Jackals is like one of my favorite novels ever. Wish that would be his next film but I also am excited for this
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Potore5 Mar 25, 2026 +4
I’ve read A Congregation of Jackals, Wraiths of the Broken Land, Mean Business on North Ganson Street and The Slanted Gutter. All phenomenal. Ridley Scott has the rights for Wraiths and DiCaprio for Mean Business.
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Ryjo17 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Thank you for this recommendation my dude- love his films and have been looking for my next great read
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Sleepy_Azathoth Mar 25, 2026 +19
F****** finally.
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Jonny_HYDRA Mar 25, 2026 +18
I'd buy tickets for it right now if I could.
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MaxProwes Mar 25, 2026 +5
Great.
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mark2d Mar 25, 2026 +5
Is Adrian Brody still attached to this? I heard he dropped out after winning the Oscar
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Potore5 Mar 25, 2026 +7
Theo James replaced him.
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rockandorroll2 Mar 25, 2026 +4
hell yes
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sosa180 Mar 25, 2026 +5
about time! I'm excited for this.
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UnavailablePod Mar 26, 2026 +4
Dragged Across Concrete is one of my favorite crime epics and I can't wait to see what Zahler does with 1950s era mafiosos. Theo James is a good actor so casting doesn't worry me. This is an opening weekend watch (hopefully it gets a cinema release).
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rchlgrn2 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Love all of his movies, gonna be there day one.
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Puppetmaster858 Mar 25, 2026 +3
Hell ya, great news
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TheTrueRory Mar 26, 2026 +1
Excited to see some truly gut wrenching violence occur
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ontheweed Mar 26, 2026 +1
Finally
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MagnusCthulhu Mar 26, 2026 +1
Oh sick, this dude makes mean, mean movies and I am fuckin' here for them. 
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Joel227 Mar 25, 2026 +3
YUSSSSSSS
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WilliamEmmerson Mar 26, 2026 +4
Finally Zahler is back. In my opinion he's the best director working today. 9 years between movies is simply unacceptable.
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snarpy Mar 25, 2026 +4
Probably the best example of a guy whose politics I wildly disagree with but will always watch his movies because they're really fun. Looking forward to yet another way to destroy someone's face.
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dontgetitwisted_fr Mar 25, 2026 -1
Hate his politics, love his movies too
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Puppetmaster858 Mar 25, 2026 -1
Is he a trumper or some shit? I know some of his movies could be considered to have some right wing stuff in them but I ain’t really familiar with anything outside that
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maximillian2006 Mar 26, 2026 +1
I don't think he made any political statements. I follow him on Goodreads, and he occasionally reviews various obscure comics and star trek books. I don't know if that says anything.
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snarpy Mar 25, 2026 -4
Honestly it's been a while and I don't remember. But there was definitely right-wing stuff going on.
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hhl9982 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Love Zahler’s stuff. Not sure about Theo James.
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Potore5 Mar 25, 2026 +1
If it won’t feature the old school joke “*Jews are Italians without tomatoes*” I’ll be disappointed…
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TrueOrPhallus Mar 26, 2026 +1
Wtf has he been doing since dragged
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TheTrueRory Mar 26, 2026 +1
He writes a fair amount iirc
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