The company's first film was Goon in 2011 starring Seann William Scott, Liev Schrieber, Alison Pill, Jay Baruchel and Eugene Levy. The film is an adaptation of the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. Footage from Smith's career as an enforcer is shown during the film's credits, and Smith said in an interview with Grantland.com that he is happy with the finished film.[1] The book was discovered by Jesse Shapira and his producing partner David Gross. Along with Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, they developed the script and then proceeded to package and independently finance the movie. It was the first film under their No Trace Camping banner.[2] The film debuted at TIFF in September 2011 where it was sold to US distributor Magnolia.[3]
Next, the company produced The F Word in 2013. The script, based on a play by T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi,[4] was included in the Black List's 2008 survey of Hollywood's best un-produced screenplays.[5] The film starred Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Mackenzie Davis, Rafe Spall and Adam Driver. The film was acquired by CBS Films at TIFF in 2013.[6]
The latest film from the company is Goon: Last of the Enforcers. In addition to bringing back the original cast, including Seann William Scott, Liev Scrieber, Allison Pill, Marc-André Grondin and Jay Baruchel, the sequel also adds Wyatt Russell to the mix.[11] It marks the directorial debut of Jay Baruchel, who also returns in a writing capacity, with co-writer Jesse Chabot.[12]