She Rides Shotgun: Release date news, cast details and more about the upcoming Taron Egerton thriller

A father pulls his estranged daughter into a messy situation in Nick Rowland's She Rides Shotgun, and he must ensure nothing happens to her while he fights off his enemies. Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger star as the father-daughter duo of Nate and Polly in the film.

It's a film adaptation of Jordan Harper's novel of the same name. The book currently has a 4.03-star rating on Goodreads based on 8,431 ratings as of this writing and has won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, along with nominations for the Barry Award for Best First Novel and the RUSA CODES Reading List for Adrenaline.

Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski co-wrote the film with Jordan Harper and Rowland. Lionsgate will handle its domestic distribution, while Amazon MGM Studios will distribute it internationally. Currently, it is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in August 2025 in the United States.

When will She Rides Shotgun be released?

Brad Weston, Hiro Murai, and more are co-producing. (Image via Lionsgate Movies)

The film is set for release on August 1, 2025. The same day as My Oxford Year, The Naked Gun, and The Bad Guys 2.

She Rides Shotgun cast

Currently, there are 19 names listed on IMDb, some of which don't have a role in it. Here's the list of characters and actors who are portraying them.

Taron Egerton as Nate
Keith Jardine as Magic
Travis Hammer as Felix
Ana Sophia Heger as Polly
Santiago Segura as Luis
Esodie Geiger as Maya
Debrianna Mansini as School counselor
Matt Roszak as A-Rod
Paul Thompson as a Taco enthusiast
Kiko Sanchez as Diego, the motel man
Audrey Pazienza as Dancing girl
Freddie Martinez as Mitchell King (Truck Stop Cop)
Rebecca Hill Casey as Cashier

Actors including Odessa A'zion, John Carroll Lynch, Rob Yang, David Lyons, and Jamie Bernadette are also part of the film, but it's unclear what roles they will play.

What is She Rides Shotgun's story?

Fifth Season has financed the film. (Image via Lionsgate Movies)

Those who have already read the book know how this story unfolds. For those who haven't read it, the synopsis, according to Ion Cinema, reads,

"Eleven-year-old Polly McClusky is shy, too old for the teddy bear she carries with her everywhere, when she is unexpectedly reunited with her father, Nate (Egerton), fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car. He takes her from the front of her school into a world of robbery, violence, and the constant threat of death."

Do we have a trailer?

Forget that skinny kid Eggsy doing parkour back in the Kingsman days. Taron Egerton has bulked up a lot since then. You can see that for yourself in the She Rides Shotgun trailer.

It's intense inside, with lots of guns and a father teaching his 11-year-old daughter some self-defense skills, like how to swing a bat. He doesn't support a child pulling a gun's trigger. While Nate seems caring toward his daughters as he cuts her hair, he's also a bit strict when telling her not to shoot at a person again.