There’s nothing better thanan unexpected action hero, and while the latest addition has thrown a fist before, he’s best known by far for his comedic timing rather than his gunfighting prowess. Well, that’s all about to change, asAmerican PiestarSeann William Scottbreaks bad as your new favorite action antihero in the first trailer forBad Man, which you can check out below.
Bad Manmarks the debut feature from director Michael Diliberti, with the filmmaker working from a script he co-wrote with JJ Nelson. AlongsideAmerican Pie’sSeann William Scott, the action outing is brimming with comedic talent, includingScott Pilgrim vs. the WorldandThe Late Bloomerstar Johnny Simmons,Saturday Night Livealum and21 Jump StreetstarRob Riggle, andWaiting…andAcceptedstar Kaitlin Doubleday, as well as Chance Perdomo, Lovi Poe, Marcelle LeBlanc, Erik Audé, and John Patrick Jordan.
Bad Manisset for Digital Releaseon July 13, 2025, from Vertigo Releasing, and, alongside the trailer, you can also check out the action movie’s official synopsis below.
“The small town of Colt Lake, Tennessee has a big meth problem. When murder strikes, Deputy Sam Evans is assigned the case. A former local sports star, Evans has fallen from grace in the eyes of the community he still holds dearly. No one takes him seriously or thinks he can get the job done.
Then hot shot Bobby Gaines arrives. An undercover agent with the state’s Special Narcotics Task Force, he is immediately welcomed like a hero. Evans is forced to work the case with the new top dog in town but as they dig deeper, all may not be what it seems with this strange new saviour…”
As revealed in the trailer,Bad Man“is based on real events,” with the action comedy clearly giving Seann William Scott the opportunity to stretch his action hero muscles alongside his comedic ones as your new favorite renegade cop. Standing up to authority, fellow cops, and criminals, it doesn’t take long for bullets and punches to start flying once Scott’s bad cop storms onto the scene.
After making a major impression as the scene-stealing Steve Stifler in theAmerican Piefranchise, Seann William Scott’s credits have beensurprisingly few and far between. The actor hasdabbled in the action genre beforewith the likes ofBulletproof Monk, The Rundown, akaWelcome to the Junglealongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,The Wrath of Becky, and theLethal Weaponseries, butBad Manlooks like it’ll finally give the charismatic actor an action hero role to really sink his teeth into.
As forAmerican Pie, Seann William Scott revealed back in 2023 that talks are happening,with the possibleAmerican Pie 5being based on Scott’s own idea. “I don’t know, I just love the character so much. We have to have a great idea, and especially these days, it has to be awesome,” he explained toComicbook.com. “You know, comedy is tough, and they have always been tough, but you know, comedies have really changed. But I think, honestly, we have been talking about an idea. I had one and I still have one that we’ve literally just recently started talking about.”
