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Ryan Phillippe is connected the case.
The histrion stars arsenic an FBI cause aft 1 of America's astir wanted successful the intense American Murderer trailer. The clip follows the communicative of real-life fugitive Jason Derek Brown (played by Tom Pelphrey) arsenic helium plots an elaborate strategy to get himself retired of trouble. The authoritative synopsis describes Brown arsenic "a charismatic con antheral turned enactment king," who, erstwhile his funds tally out, indispensable crook to his astir aggravated strategy yet, which lands himself connected the FBI's top 10 astir wanted list.
"80 grand," the fugitive says of his program successful the trailer. "Three days. I'm gonna rob an armored truck, and I privation you to assistance me."
"That's supra your wage grade," his co-conspirator Kyle Wallace (played by Hannah Montana alum Moises Arias) responds.
"Is that a no, Mommy?" Brown says, imitating Wallace earlier whipping retired a pistol.
The teaser continues to unpack Brown's descent into madness as Phillippe's FBI agent tracks his each move. The thriller besides stars Idina Menzel, Jacki Weaver, Paul Schneider and Shantel VanSanten.
But, according to real-life spoilers, Brown's plan doesn't spell arsenic smoothly arsenic he'd hoped. According to the FBI, helium allegedly changeable and killed "an armored car defender extracurricular a movie theater" successful 2004 successful Phoenix, Arizona, and "then fled with the money."
The lawsuit continues today: Phillipe's IRL muse, Special Agent Lance Leising, lone conscionable retired from Phoenix's FBI tract bureau successful 2020 aft being connected the lawsuit for astir 17 years.
"I ne'er thought helium would beryllium a fugitive this long. In fact, we were precise adjacent and apt should person arrested him," Leising said to NBC's KPNX successful Nov. 2021. "He tin beryllium 1 happening 1 day, and different happening the adjacent day."
American Murderer hits theaters Oct. 21 and is disposable connected integer Oct. 28. Watch the afloat trailer above.
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