Meridian Pictures Picks Up Mike Maples Western ‘The Regulator’

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:15:00 UTCUpdated Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:15:00 UTCOriginal reporting: Deadline

What happened

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures has picked up The Regulator, a western written by screenwriter Mike Maples (Backtrace).

Key facts

Reported by Deadline and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:15:00 UTC.

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14:15 UTC · Deadline
Meridian Pictures Picks Up Mike Maples Western ‘The Regulator’
14:40 UTC · Deadline
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