M

M is a 2013 American science fiction action-thriller film directed by Webster Ferraro and written by Ferraro, Michael Corrigan, Simon Griff, and Pierre McGowan. It stars Rick Marco Diaz, Frank Souza, Christy Croft, Justin Lyle, Julie Morkel, Kennedy Pearson, Smooth J, Johnny Espinoza in its main cast.

The film follows Fabian Arroyo (Diaz), a "paranoid" journalist for the fictional newspaper The Washington Star who discovers that his boss, editor-in-chief Michael Beck (Souza), is working with a cult called the Nation of M to aid an alien race referred as the Martianites in conspiring to assassinate fictional U.S. President Scott Borden (Espinoza) ahead of the. With the unexpected help of equally concerned neighbors and coworkers, Fabian tries to stop the assassination while also trying to avoid getting killed in the process.

M entered development at in early 2010 under the  Project M, with Ferraro set to direct and Ferraro, Corrigan, Brendan Cruz, and Drake Montoya set to produce. Casting took place from February to April 2012. Principal photography took place from April to July 2012 in Washington, D.C. and,. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Diamond Studios, Monarch Motion Pictures, and Webster Ferraro Films.

M premiered on June 24, 2013 in and was released nationwide on June 28, 2013 in the United States. The film grossed $686.2 million worldwide, placing it among the highest-grossing films of 2013. It received critical acclaim for its actors, direction, writing, cinematography, and visual effects. It was nominated for the along with two other awards at the, and received four nominations for  and three for.