''The Bikeriders'' is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by

Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films ''Take Shelter'' (20 ...

. It tells a fictional story inspired by the 1967 photo-book of the same name by

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and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, and Norman Reedus. ''The Bikeriders'' premiered at the

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on August 31, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 1, 2023, by

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Premise

Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who is married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny, recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny. Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband's untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny's attention. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.

Cast

Production

In October 2018,

revealed he had been thinking about making a biker film set in the 1960s for five years, although he did not at that stage have a script, and mentioned the idea on the set of his short film ''Long Way Back Home'' to Michael Shannon, who reportedly told him "You've been talking about that damn idea for so long. You're never gonna make that ilm. Nichols wrote the screenplay from his original story idea and began forming the project in 2022. New Regency began to produce in May 2022. The film is titled after the 1967

photography book. It was announced in August 2022 that Nichols would also direct the film, with Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy being cast. Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, and Damon Herriman were added to the cast later in the month. That September, Toby Wallace, Emory Cohen, Beau Knapp, Karl Glusman, and

Happy Anderson Happy Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, on and off Broadway. He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester on Cinemax's ''The Knick'' and Jerry Brudos on the Netflix series '' ...

joined the ensemble cast. Norman Reedus and Mike Faist were added to the cast the following month. Principal photography began in Cincinnati, Ohio in October 2022 and concluded that December.

Release

''The Bikeriders'' premiered as the opening film of the

on August 31, 2023. It is scheduled to be theatrically released on December 1, 2023, by

Reception

On Metacritic, another aggregator, the film holds a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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