Mini War Heads to the American Film Market as Capture Takes International Sales

Capture will sell Mini War, an R-rated comedy starring Luke Wilson, Vanessa Hudgens and Nick Swardson, at the American Film Market in Los Angeles next month, according to Deadline. The market runs November 10 to 15, 2026.

"R-rated" means the film carries the US classification that restricts admission for viewers under 17 unless accompanied by an adult. International sales means selling the film to distributors in countries outside the United States. The AFM is a trade event where sales companies meet buyers from around the world, and deals struck there often decide where and when a film will appear.

The story follows Joe, played by Wilson, a laid-back stoner who inherits a miniature golf course from his late uncle. Joe is eager to sell it. Swardson plays Darren, who owns a neighbouring go-kart track and wants to bulldoze the course. Hudgens plays Olivia, who runs a hot-dog stand caught in the middle of the property dispute, per Deadline.

Joel David Moore directs from a screenplay by Swardson and Allen Covert. The project brings back the people behind Grandma's Boy, the 2006 comedy. High Times reported that Swardson co-wrote that earlier film.

Deadline first reported the Wilson, Hudgens and Swardson casting in July. A follow-up later that month added Brett Gelman, Kevin Nealon and Rob Morgan. The wider ensemble also includes Dave Sheridan, Blake Anderson, John Farley, Nicholas Turturro and Morgan Kohan.

Producers listed for the film are Jarod Einsohn, Joel David Moore, Limor Hakim, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, Bill Todman Jr. and Edward Milstein.

For readers new to the business, the sequence is worth knowing. A film is cast and shot, then its rights are sold region by region, and the markets are where many of those sales begin. Buyers at the AFM will decide which countries get the picture first, and on what terms.