Stone Cold Fox Trailer Drops: Kiernan Shipka Teams With Kiefer Sutherland And Krysten Ritter For A Slick Retro Action Thrill Ride

Heads up: we finally have movement on Sophie Tabet's feature debut, the 1980s-set action thriller 'Stone Cold Fox.' Vertical snapped up U.S. rights a bit ago without a date, but now there’s a poster promising a November 7 release and a trailer out in the wild. The vibe? Very neon-grimy revenge movie, in a way that makes my inner VHS kid nod approvingly.

What this thing is

'Stone Cold Fox' follows Fox (Kiernan Shipka), who busts out of an abusive commune to track down her family. That escape doesn’t stick: the local queenpin (Krysten Ritter) grabs Fox’s little sister and unleashes a crooked cop (Kiefer Sutherland) to hunt her. So Fox does the only thing she can do—she goes back in, infiltrating the same nightmare she just fled. It’s a straight-shot revenge setup with big 80s energy.

Release update

Vertical is handling U.S. distribution. We didn’t have a date before; now a newly unveiled poster is planting a flag on November 7. A trailer is live online if you want a taste of the tone before then.

Who’s involved

• Cast: Kiernan Shipka ('Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'), Kiefer Sutherland ('24'), Krysten Ritter ('Jessica Jones'), Mishel Prada ('Brilliant Minds'), Karen Fukuhara ('The Boys')
• Setting: 1980s, with a scrappy throwback style
• Writers: Sophie Tabet and Julia Roth, from a story by Tabet, Roth, and Jonathan Craven (yes, Wes Craven’s son)
• Producers: Sophie Tabet, Julia Roth, Jonathan Craven, Bee-Hive’s Stephen Braun, and The Wonder Company’s Chris Abernathy and Eric B. Fleischman
• Executive producers: Joe Roth, Andrea Bucko, Emily Hunter Salveson, Ross Putman

Why this has my attention

Tabet is making her feature debut here, and she’s leaning hard into the gritty 80s action space. The trailer gives off that pulp/exploitation vibe—sleek but scuffed—which is exactly the lane the logline suggests. Also, small but cool industry detail: Jonathan Craven co-crafted the story. That lineage is going to catch horror/action fans’ eyes.

What they’re saying

"I grew up on gritty '80s action thrillers, so getting to make my own audacious thrill-ride with a fearless partner like Vertical handling the release is a dream come true. I'm endlessly grateful to the incredible cast and crew who brought this labor of love to life."

"Sophie has delivered a thriller that keeps you on edge and showcases her talent as an emerging filmmaker. We're excited to bring it to audiences and look forward to them experiencing it for themselves."

Between the lineup (Shipka vs. Ritter with Sutherland in dirty-cop mode) and the hard-edged period setting, this looks like a lean little brawler. If the movie sticks the landing the way the trailer sells it, November 7 could be a fun, nasty throwback night at the movies.