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EXCLUSIVE: Top Gun: Maverick and Thunderbolts* star Lewis Pullman is putting connected his helmet for Kaitlyn Mikayla‘s coming-of-age motocross play Ragamuffin.
The pic reps Mikayla’s characteristic directorial debut and is based connected her Sundance short of nan aforesaid sanction which Oscar nominated shaper David Permut caught astatine Sundance; nan Hacksaw Ridge producer having a knack for discovering talent astatine nan Robert Redford founded show (and different feats), processing projects pinch them, only to return to Sundance successful an moreover bigger measurement (read, Will McCormack and Rashida Jones who Permut first met successful Park City and later landed them to pen The Invite; which was Sundance’s biggest waste retired of this year’s show astatine $10M+ to A24; that pic opening constricted connected June 26).
Permut will nutrient nether his Permut Presentations pinch Alex Astrachan. Pre-production and financing for nan movie is underway.
Ragamuffin follows Mad Mike (Pullman) and his 14-year aged daughter, an aspiring motocross champion, arsenic she competes successful a tourney complete nan people of a summer. The original short film, which is inspired by Mikayla’s ain acquisition successful nan world of motocross, was executive produced by 4x Oscar nominee Jason Reitman, and earned specified honors arsenic Kodak Best Shot connected Film (16mm) astatine HollyShorts, Best Narrative Short astatine nan San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, Best U.S. Short (Special Mention) astatine Palm Springs ShortFest, Best Short astatine nan Dublin Indie Film Festival, and nan New Talent Award astatine Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival.
Mikayla was astir precocious featured arsenic 1 of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. She’s directed, changeable and edited world campaigns for brands including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Barneys New York, Juicy Couture, Nautica, Nine West, Lucky Brand and more.
“Lewis brings a uncommon affectional extent and authenticity to each domiciled he inhabits,” said Mikayla.
“Inspired by, and named after, my ain father, uncovering nan correct character carried tremendous weight. Lewis has an bonzer expertise to pass full worlds beneath nan surface, and I couldn’t beryllium much excited to person him bring Mad Mike to life connected screen,” adds nan filmmaker.
Permut calls Mikayla “part of nan adjacent awesome procreation of filmmakers. It’s a privilege to beryllium moving pinch Kaitlyn. I deliberation nan emotionality of nan narration betwixt Mad Mike and his daughter, against nan backdrop of nan aggravated world of motocross will beryllium an exhilarating acquisition for nan audience.”
The producer, successful summation to Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, has had a drawstring of movies premiere astatine Sundance including Twinless, directed by and starring James Sweeney alongside Dylan O’Brian, which was acquired by Roadside Attractions retired of its Sundance 2025 premiere. There was besides nan Jack Black starring, Maya Forbes directed The Polka King which sold to Netflix retired of nan 2017 Park City, UT fest.
The Emmy nominated Pullman is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content. The character besides precocious starred successful Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures and Wishful Thinking which took location nan communicative characteristic prize astatine SXSW this year.
Mikayla is repped by WME and Kaplane/Perrone Entertainment. Permut is repped by John Tishbi astatine Pearlman and Tishbi.
