Die in a Gunfight Official trailer-HD

Die in a Gunfight is an upcoming American romantic crime film directed by Collin Schiffli and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It stars Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario. It is described as an updated version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.The film centers on two rival families, the Rathcarts and Gibbons. Ben, a rebel young man, falls in love with Mary, the daughter of his father's enemy, starting a battle full of love, lust, revenge and betrayal.

Development

The script was listed in the 2010 edition of the Black List, a survey of most-liked unproduced screenplays.On December 8, 2010, it was revealed that Zac Efron is attached to star in and produce the film through his own production company Ninjas Runnin' Wild.On April 26, 2011, Efron was confirmed to play the lead, Anthony Mandler being set to helm the film, which at the time, would have been his directorial debut.

Casting

After it went through development hell for nearly 7 years, on September 25, 2017, it was announced that Josh Hutcherson and Kaya Scodelario were attached to play the lead roles, Helen Hunt and Olivia Munn took supporting roles, Collin Schiffli being tapped for the director's chair. On January 29, 2018, David Dastmalchian joined the cast. On September 6, 2019, Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario signed on for the project. On September 7, 2019, Travis Fimmel was added to the main cast. On November 15, 2019, Wade Allain-Marcus joined the cast, replacing Dastmalchian.

Filming

Principal photography took place between November 13 and December 13, 2019 in Toronto.