Henry Stickmin (2024 film)

Henry Stickmin is a 2024 American action comedy film co-written and directed by Gore Verbinski, based on the video game series created by Marcus Bromander. The film stars Sebastian Stan as the title character, along with Lily Collins, Zach Gilford, John Goodman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Simon Pegg, Alfred Molina, and Bobby Cannavale.
A film adaptation of the video game series was announced in Early 2022 with Universal Pictures set to produce and Matt Reeves as Director. Reeves dropped out due to conflicts with The Batman, Universal abandoned the project a couple months later but 20th Century Studios picked back up the project shortly after, Tim Miller was set to Direct and considered Ryan Reynolds for the title role but resigned from the project for unknown reasons. In December 2022 Gore Verbinski was announced as new director and Sebastian Stan had been cast in the title role. 
Filming took place in California and Arizona from March 1 to May 1, 2023.
Henry Stickmin premiered at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on August 2, 2024 and was released in the United States on August 9 by 20th Century Studios. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and was a modest box office success, earning $580 million against a $350 million budget, a sequel is in development. 
== Plot ==
In Mesa, Arizona, Con-Artist Henry Stickmin is a successful criminal and lives a happy life until a failed bank robbery sends him to prison. After breaking out, he is abducted by the United States Government who blackmail him into catching a criminal syndicate known as The Toppat Clan 
== Cast ==
* Sebastian Stan as Henry Stickmin, a Con-Artist Criminal later Bounty Hunter who is on the Mesa Police Department's Most Wanted List 
* Lily Collins as Ellie Rose, a prison inmate who escapes with Henry and later becomes his Love Interest 
* Zach Gilford as Charles Calvin, a cheerful and somewhat childish US Government Helicopter Pilot who helps Henry & Ellie 
* John Goodman as General Hubert Galeforce, a no-nonsense army officer who is charge of Project Toppat Raid 
* Jake Gyllenhaal as Rupert Price, a police officer later army soldier who catches Henry attempting to rob a bank 
* Billy Magnussen as Dave Panpa, a police officer and Rupert's former partner who is fired because of failure to stop Henry & Ellie from escaping 
* Danny DeVito as Geoffery Plumb, a toppat member 
* Simon Pegg as Thomas Chestershire, a toppat member 
* Alfred Molina as Reginald Copperbottom, the leader of the Toppats 
* Bobby Cannavale as Right Hand Man, Reginald's assisstant who later becomes half robot 
* Annie Potts as Mrs. Harris, Henry's friendly apartment landlord who is unaware of his criminal nature 
* Jodie Turner-Smith as Jenny, Henry's vexing neighbor 
* Tony Hale as Mike, a man who Henry mugs at gunpoint 
* Marcus Bromander as Phil, Henry's Roommate