Jacob Tremblay and Nick Offerman's New Movie Looks…

Jacob Tremblay and Nick Offerman co-star in a thriller movie that fans won't want to miss, and it's based on an intense and dark true story. The movie marks a departure for both actors, and from the trailer, it's clear that they each give an impressive and memorable performance. Known for playing the innocent child character in the 2015 adaptation of the devastating Emma Donoghue novel Room, Tremblay's career has included horror movies like Before I Wake, comedies like Good Boys, and a voice role in Disney's 2023 The Little Mermaid live-action remake. While Offerman is beloved for playing the quirky and gruff Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, his turn as Bill in his moving The Last of Us season 1 episode proves he can take on more dramatic roles with ease.

Tremblay and Offerman's movie premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 8th, 2025 and will be released in theaters on July 11th, 2025. It looks like a compelling drama and both actors are perfectly cast in their roles.

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What Is Sovereign, The New Thriller Starring Jacob Tremblay And Nick Offerman, About?

The trailer is out now for Sovereign, a thriller movie starring Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay as a father and son named Jerry and Joe Kane. Jerry has become part of the sovereign movement, which is against the government, and as he's raising Joe on his own, he's decided to homeschool and travel through the U.S. By car. The Kanes come across Dennis Quaid's character, a chief of police named Jim Bouchart, and a terrifying conflict ensues. The story is much darker and more upsetting than the police TV drama The Rookie, which covers realistic issues but has a lighter tone.

The Sovereign trailer shows Bouchart asking Joe questions about his life with his father, and when he asks why they travel around and Joe doesn't attend school, the teenager says, "He says he wants me to be an independent thinker." As things get worse, Joe looks scared of his father, and Offerman and Tremblay's performances look impressive. Like the teaser for the AppleTV+ movie The Lost Bus, the Sovereign trailer shares a lot of the story but keeps some big twists hidden. While audiences can assume what happens at the end because of the true events that the movie is based on, it's possible that one or both characters could survive.

Sovereign is based on the real story of Jerry and Joe Kane, who are known as "sovereign citizens," and the film dramatizes what really happened to them. As ABC News reported in 2010, the police stopped the father and son while they were driving in West Memphis, Arkansas. Joe got out of the car and shot at the police officers. Then, Joe and Jerry left, but after they fired their guns at the police officers again, they died.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Christian Swegal mentioned that while this is a story about politics, it's also a family story. He said:

"The movie deals with political subject matter, but we tried to make an apolitical film that was really about the people at the center of it. I feel like when people typically approach a film that deals with extremism, there's judgment that goes along with it. Without excusing it, this was a horrible tragedy. All these fringe conspiracy theory-driven theologies [are] a very real phenomenon in our country, but my interest was really the father-son story."

This movie is quite a departure from the kinds of projects Offerman and Tremblay usually star in. Offerman's fans are used to seeing him as the hilarious Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation and other smaller but still notable roles such as Murray Thompson on the Peacock thriller series The Resort. Tremblay has had a compelling career that has included charming movies like Wonder and horror films like Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep. Sovereign tells a tough, dark, and disturbing story, and as Swegal explained, the movie is focused on the relationship between Jerry and Joe. It's hard to watch the trailer and not sympathize with Joe, who is too young to make his own decisions about where he's going to live, and who is living a scary life because of his father.

Nick Offerman And Jacob Tremblay Co-Starred In Stephen King's The Life Of Chuck

Sovereign isn't the first time that Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay have co-starred in a movie. The actors are both in The Life of Chuck, the film adaptation of Stephen King's short story that is currently in theaters. Offerman plays The Narrator and Tremblay plays 17-year-old Chuck Krantz.

While fans can never get enough of King's excellent storytelling, The Life of Chuck has had low box office numbers. Although audiences have praised the film for its thoughtful and meaningful tale, some critics found the adaptation a little lackluster. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, the movie follows Chuck at three stages of his life, including his death, nine months before he passes away, and his childhood. The story is different since it starts at the end and concludes when he's a kid.