{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Warrant | image = File:The_Warrant_film.jpeg | caption = | director = Brent Christy | producer = | writer = Shea Sizemore | story = | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Neal McDonough * Steven R. McQueen * Casper Van Dien |}} | music = | cinematography = | editing = | production_companies = INSP Films | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2020|06|20}} | runtime = | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Warrant''''' is a 2020 American Western-themed film. The film stars Steven R. McQueen and Neal McDonough as a father and son duo, who dedicate their lives to upholding the law. A sequel to the film titled ''The Warrant: Breaker's Law'', was announced in 2022.
==Plot== ''The Warrant'' is set in a post-civil war America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Action, All-Star Cast Abound in Civil War Film |url=https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41910344/action-all-star-cast-abound-in-civil-war-film |publisher=CBS News |date=March 18, 2020}}</ref> The plot follows John Breaker, played by Neal McDonough, who served in the American Civil War before becoming a local sheriff, along with his son, Cal Breaker, a Federal Marshal, played by Steven R. McQueen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neal McDonough Chats "The Warrant" |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/new-york-live/neal-mcdonough-chats-the-warrant/2484614/ |publisher=NBC New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavlica |first1=Carissa |title=Neal McDonough and Steven R. McQueen Talk INSP's The Warrant |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2020/06/neal-mcdonough-and-steven-r-mcqueen-talk-insps-the-warrant/ |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=June 20, 2020}}</ref> Together they set out on a mission to serve an arrest warrant to a well-known vigilante, Virgil St. Denis, played by Casper Van Dien.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |title=Live From Hollywood: Neal McDonough |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2020/05/live-from-hollywood-neal-mcdonough/ |publisher=Cowboys & Indians |date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> St. Denis goes by the name of "The Saint" and, like John Breaker, was a war veteran.<ref name=broadwayworld>{{cite web |last1=Milligan |first1=Kaitlin |title=INSP Sets Premiere Date for THE WARRANT |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/INSP-Sets-Premiere-Date-for-THE-WARRANT-20200609 |publisher=Broadway World |date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
The task becomes seemingly impossible when the Breakers get caught between two rival gangs, which could reignite the Civil War.<ref name=broadwayworld /> It was described by Casper Van Dien as "a wholesome Western; it felt like a classic Western".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moghaddami |first1=Victoria |title='The Warrant' Stars Casper Van Dien and Steven R. McQueen Get Candid About the Classic Western |url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/the-warrant-stars-casper-van-dien-steven-r-mcqueen-candid-classic-western/ |publisher=Popculture.com |date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>
==Main cast== {{Cast listing| * Neal McDonough as John Breaker * Steven R. McQueen as Cal Breaker * Casper Van Dien as Virgil St. Denis (The Saint) * Annabeth Gish as Bonnie Breaker * Gregory Cruz as Bugle Bearclaw * Greg Perrow as Deputy Shanks * Roxanna Dunlop as Stacey Snyder * Esteban Cueto as Anvil Anyang * Trace Cheramie as George Washington Jr. * Gregory Alan Williams as Tucker Macready }}
==Sequel== In 2022, it was announced that Neal McDonough and INSP Films would produce and star in a sequel, ''The Warrant: Breaker's Law''. Dermot Mulroney would also star in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Neal McDonough To Produce & Star Opposite Dermot Mulroney In 'The Warrant' Sequel 'Breaker's Law' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/neal-mcdonough-to-produce-star-in-the-warrant-sequel-breakers-law-1234974613/ |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 9, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|10880084|The Warrant}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warrant, The}} Category:2020 films Category:2020 Western (genre) films Category:2020 American films Category:2020 English-language films Category:American Western (genre) films Category:English-language Western (genre) films