Directed by David Lipper, the thriller film ‘Neglected’ centers on Detective Shaw, who on his first official day of retirement, is called back to the precinct when a blood-drenched teenager named AJ surrenders with a chilling ultimatum: he has buried Shaw’s teenage son alive. Plunged into a living nightmare, Shaw is forced to revisit a trail of grisly homicides as the oxygen in his son’s remote grave runs out. In a pulse-pounding race against the clock, Shaw must navigate a precinct on the brink of mutiny and a suspect who thrives on psychological warfare, as his investigation unearths a devastating truth: Shaw wasn’t chosen at random.
‘Neglected’ stars Josh Duhamel (as Detective Shaw), Dylan Sprouse (as AJ / “The Kid”), Til Schweiger (as Capt. Haas), Elena Sanchez (as Detective Keyes), Jeremy London (as Sloan), and Jason London (as Deacon).
Co-written by David Lipper and Adam G. Levine, with story by Nicholas Ferwerda and Adam G. Levine, ‘Neglected’ is produced by David Lipper, Robert A. Daly Jr., Mark Canton, Dorothy Canton, Ryan Winterstern, Denise Loren, and Mark Fasano. Production companies are Latigo Films, Caliwood Pictures, Bondit Media Capital, in association with Eyevox Entertainment and Stardust Pictures. Music is by Stephen Edwards.
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Inaugural Entertainment released ‘Neglected’ in theaters on May 8, 2026.
Josh Duhamel is most known for Transformers, Safe Haven, and the TV series Las Vegas. Dylan Sprouse is most known for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, After We Collided, and The Curse of the River. Til Schweiger is most known for Inglourious Basterds, The Replacement Killers, and Head Full of Honey.
