CM Punk ‘Night Patrol’ horror movie to get theatrical release
CM Punk’s next movie is getting a theatrical release and now has an official release date.
Revealed Thursday during the multi-day Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, Night Patrol will be released on January 16, 2026. The film is set to premiere Friday at the festival which Punk was originally supposed to attend, but was unable to due to this weekend’s Wrestlepalooza.
First announced last October, Punk plays a character in the film as a police sergeant’s “brutal right-hand man.” The indie film also stars Justin Long, Jermaine Fowler, RJ Cyler, Dermot Mulroney, Freddie Gibbs, YG, Flying Lotus, Jon Oswald, and Nicki Micheaux.
The logline of the film is “An L.A. cop discovers a local task force is hiding a secret that puts the residents of his childhood neighborhood in danger.”
Punk signed with Paradigm Talent Agency last summer with the goal of expanding his presence in entertainment. He’s had several film and television roles since making his acting debut in 2019. His last role was on the Syfy TV show Revival, appearing in four episodes that are available on Peacock.
Punk will be in action Saturday alongside wife AJ Lee as they take on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch at WWE Wrestlepalooza, the first PLE of WWE’s new five-year deal with ESPN.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.