Bad Genius (2024)

Thriller

United States

English

October 11, 2024

1hr 36min

Status: upcoming

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Movie Details:

Based on	Bad Genius by Nattawut Poonpiriya
Country	United States
Language	English
Genres	Thriller
Release date	October 11, 2024
Running time	1hr 36min
Starring	Benedict Wong Callina Liang Jabari Banks Taylor Hickson Sarah-Jane Redmond
Directed by	J.C. Lee
Screenplay by	J.C. Lee Julius Onah
Produced by	Erik Feig Ashley Stern Jessica Switch Patrick Wachsberger
Cinematography by	Brett Jutkiewicz
Edited by	Franklin Peterson
Music by	Marius de Vries Matt Robertson
Production Design by	Brian Kane
Art Direction by	Jordan Bent Pedro Romero
Costume Design by	Sekyiwa Wi-Afedzi Brooke Wilcox
Production Company	Little Ray Media Picture Perfect Federation Picturestart
Distributor	Vertical

Cast & Characters:

Benedict Wong
Callina Liang as Lynn
Jabari Banks as Bank
Taylor Hickson as Grace
Samuel Braun as Pat
Conor Meadows as Chapin
Synto D. Misati as Nathaniel
Sarah-Jane Redmond as Irene Walsh
Tina Grant as Ms. Kaufman
Adam Beauchesne as Clint Marshall
Sarah Kelley as College Board Staff
Rob Carpenter as Homeless Guy

Storyline:

A group of seniors of an entrepreneurial high school team up to take down a rigged college admissions system.

About Movie:

Bad Genius is an American heist thriller film directed by J.C. Lee and co-written by Julius Onah. It stars Benedict Wong, Callina Liang, Jabari Banks, Taylor Hickson, and Sarah-Jane Redmond.

In March 2023, it was announced that an English-language remake of the 2017 Thai film Bad Genius was in development, with J.C. Lee directing and co-writing the screenplay with Julius Onah. Benedict Wong, Callina Liang, Jabari Banks, Taylor Hickson, and Sarah-Jane Redmond rounded out the main cast. Principal photography began in May 2023.

Bad Genius is scheduled to be released in the United States by Vertical on October 11, 2024.