Fan CastingThe Marksman: A Veteran's Child

The Marksman: A Veteran's Child is a 2026 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Neill Blomkamp, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Blomkamp and James Cameron. A co-production between Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, it is the second installment in the Marksman trilogy and the direct sequel to The Marksman. The film stars Sasha Calle returning in the title role and replacing the previous one played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, alongside Gina Rodriguez, Terry Crews, Josh Brolin, Sylvester Stallone, Abdul-Mateen, Tom Hiddleston, Taika Waititi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, and Michael Douglas. In the film, Amara O'Connor must honor her late father's legacy when she is transported to a different future than the one she came from. Aided by her mother Emilia, uncle Danny, godfather Ethan Breck and cousin Michael Wilson, she works to prevent this future from happening in the present time, and must find a poisonous gas bomb and bring it back to the present to wipe out the alien race that is set to provoke humanity into war. The Marksman: A Veteran's Child was released in theaters on December 18th, 2026; it grossed $814 million worldwide against a break-even point of $140 million and received acclaim for its action sequences and Calle's performance. It has been called one of the most stunning science fiction films. A sequel is currently in production.