Actor Brandon Sklenar says he packed on significant muscle to play a Delta Force operator in Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming film “F.A.S.T.,” set for release in May 2027 through Warner Bros.
Sklenar, known for his role in “1923,” told The Hollywood Reporter he transformed his physique for the part. “I put on a bunch of size for another film I had done earlier in the year. I’m starring in this film Taylor Sheridan wrote called F.A.S.T. for Warners. It’s coming out in May. I played a Delta Force operator, and I got massive,” he said.
Beyond that, Warner Bros. and Sheridan’s team have released little about the plot. Sheridan, the creator of “Yellowstone,” has built a reputation for gritty, realistic portrayals of military and law enforcement, so expectations are high.
Sklenar’s comments have drawn attention for a different reason: real Tier One operators, including those in Delta Force, typically do not resemble bodybuilders. The U.S. military operates five Tier One units, and many of the men who serve in them are lean and unassuming rather than massive. Several former operators are described as short and wiry, body types better suited to rucking through mountains and blending into crowds during low-visibility missions than to a bulked-up frame.
Multiple members of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, including the point man who led the assault to the third deck, did not stand close to six feet tall.
Hollywood has long leaned into the image of commandos as hulking physical specimens, even though the reality on the ground often looks more like an accountant or a high school science teacher than an action-movie star.
Whether “F.A.S.T.” leans into that myth or breaks from it remains to be seen. Audiences will find out when the film arrives in theaters in May 2027.
