BPS 200: How to Cast a Bankable Star with Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane is a prolific actor, director, and producer, with
extensive credits including the series The
Expanse and Hung, and the features The Punisher, 61,
The Predator and Boogie Nights. Jane recently starred in
in the hit thriller The Vanished, and his film Run Hide
Fight world premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival.
Jane will next be seen in the anticipated drama
series Troppo for IMDb TV/Amazon, based on the
bestselling novel by Candice Fox, which he is also executive
producing via his Renegade Entertainment banner.

Jane founded the production company Renegade Entertainment with
Courtney Lauren Penn in 2019. Since its inception, Renegade has
produced the soon to be released features Murder at
Yellowstone City, starring Jane, Gabriel Byrne, and Isaiah
Mustafa; Dig, starring Jane, Emile Hirsch, and Harlow
Jane; The Last Son, starring Jane, Sam Worthington and Colson
Baker; and Slayers, starring Jane, Abigail Breslin and Malin
Akerman.

Among their projects in development, Renegade is producing a comic
series The Lycan, continuing the Malone franchise
with a sequel to the cult fan favorite Give ‘em Hell Malone,
and producing an adaptation of Stephen King’s From a Buick 8,
marking the fourth collaboration between Jane and King,
following 1922, Dreamcatcher, and The Mist.

Jane is a writer and director, directing one of the first-ever
natively shot films in 3D, the noir thriller Dark Country, as
well as the celebrated season 5 episode “Mother” of his hit
series The Expanse. He founded the graphic novel company RAW
Studios in 2011.

Thomas recently opened up his new production company Renegade
Entertainment.

Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn’s Renegade Entertainment has
been prolific since launching late in 2019. Since the start of the
pandemic the company has completed production on Murder at
Emigrant Gulch, starring Gabriel Byrne, Isaiah Mustafa, and Thomas
Jane; Dig, starring Thomas Jane, Harlow Jane, and Emile
Hirsch; The Last Son, starring Thomas Jane, Sam Worthington,
and Colson Baker; and Slayers, starring Abigail Breslin,
Thomas Jane, and Malin Akerman.

Renegade is in production on their first scripted
series Troppo, based on the bestselling novel by Candice Fox.
Among their projects in development, Renegade is producing a comic
series The Lycan, continuing the Malone franchise with a
sequel to the cult fan favorite Give ‘em Hell Malone, and
producing an adaptation of Stephen King’s From a Buick 8,
marking the fourth collaboration between Jane and King,
following 1922, The Mist, and Dreamcatcher.

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