Dane DeHaan is very relieved to finally be talking about Wardriver — the script first landed in his inbox a decade ago.
Directed by Rebecca Thomas (Stranger Things) and written by Daniel Casey (F9: The Fast Saga, 10 Cloverfield Lane), Wardriver spotlights the art and culture of wardriving: a microcosm of the hacking industry that involves searching for networks from a moving vehicle. His modern day Robin Hood-esque character, Cole, exploits this highly specialized skill of his to commit high-tech robberies from his laptop.
When criminal Oscar (played Mamoudou Athie) uncovers Cole’s abilities, he forces him to hack the account of the Sarah (Sasha Calle, best known for The Flash), draining nearly a million dollars. Cole discovers that a powerful, mob-connected lawyer (Jeffrey Donovan) has been using Sarah to hide his money. Falling in love with Sarah, DeHaan’s character initiates a plan to replace the stolen money and protect Sarah, but soon finds himself in deep water. Related Stories Movies AFM: 'Narnia' Producer Preps CGI Biblical Epic 'In the Beginning' (Exclusive) Movies AFM Hidden Gem: Enigmatic 'Sister Midnight' Chronicles One Woman's Liberation in Mumbai
DeHaan, star of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Staircase, and most recently, Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer, is a producer on the film, alongside Tim and Trevor White’s Star Thrower Entertainment, David M. Wulf and Highland Film Group (who is representing international rights and continuing sales at the American Film Market, running from Nov. 5-10).