Justin Long, Banks Pierce & Katy Mixon Greer Starring In Family Pic ‘Slater’s Gold’; Producer-Director Launches Texas Studio — AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Long (Dodgeball) and Katy Mixon Greer (American Housewife) will star with Banks Pierce (The Pitt) in family film Slater’s Gold.

Also starring are Kate Wilson, Henry Heffernan, Keith Rushing, Brooke Lyons, Harrison C. Thomas, Todd Terry and Glenn Morshower.

The film from writer, director and lead producer Micah Lyons (Bad Men Must Bleed) recently wrapped production after shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana and will be screening privately for potential buyers and sales agents at this week’s AFM in LA.

Slater’s Gold “follows 13-year-old Slater (Banks Pierce), as he discovers a mysterious clue linked to lost Civil War gold. Determined to help his impoverished single-mother (Katy Mixon Greer) escape the clutches of her scheming fiancé, Everett (Justin Long), Slater sets out on a dangerous adventure through rural Louisiana swampland with his little brother Noah (Henry Heffernan) and his fearless crush Lindsay (Kate Wilson). Guided by the wisdom of his grandfather (Keith Rushing), Slater must navigate the terrifying town-recluse, unforgiving terrain, a dilapidated salt mine, and find the treasure before it’s too late. But with Everett standing in their way, Slater soon discovers that some things are worth far more than gold.”

Slater’s Gold, is produced by Breath of Life Productions in association with Bleu Bayou Pictures and Aisle7 Post, with Micah Lyons, Bridget Uhles, J.C. Doler, and Harrison C. Thomas serving as producers. The team also includes Keith Rushing as executive producer and Eric Gibson as line producer.

Slater’s Gold creative team includes cinematographer William Hellmuth, casting director Tracy Kilpatrick and music by Erick Schroder. Original story and songs are by Keith Rushing, screenplay is by Micah Lyons.

The film marks the launch of Lyons Family Studios, a full-service film and TV studio with three sound stages and an LED Volume headquartered in Longview, Texas.

In 2027, Lyons Family Studios and Breath of Life Productions will release Stigmas (in post-production), a romantic thriller starring Amelie Anstett, Robert Knepper, Mia Fugate, Harrison C. Thomas and Leah Kate, and is gearing up to shoot the Latina-driven story of Lost Girl, based on the story of Rebecca Contreras. According to the producers, Lost Girl is financed and currently in the development, packaging and casting phase. Filming is slated for spring 2027 at the Lyons Family Studios.

Inspired by his own childhood, writer-director Micah Lyons shared: “I am so proud to be a part of this amazing and heartfelt story. As a child of the 90s, my aim was to make something that felt just like the films I grew up on – equal parts fun, authentic and emotionally rich, highlighting real situations that real kids go through every day across America. As an ode to the classics like Stand By Me and The Sandlot, this is the movie that millennials have been begging Hollywood to make since we were kids!”

Justin Long is represented by Independent Artist Group and Yorn Levine.