Cory Monteith has a role in the upcoming crime drama McCanick, and in light of the actor’s untimely death, the director has released a look at his final movie.

Director Josh C. Waller spoke highly of working with Monteith, who had told Waller that one reason the actor wanted the gig was to begin to prepare for a post-Glee career. Monteith would fly from Los Angeles to Philadelphia in between taping new episodes of Glee in order to film his part as Simon Weeks.

Simon is a character who is “a violent and drug-addicted street hustler,” and Monteith wanted the role to draw from his past real life experiences. “He was very vocal about his past, and said he wanted to tap into things from his youth that he hadn’t been able to use as an actor yet,” Waller told Yahoo. “He didn’t say it was a cathartic experience, but you could sense it.”

Watch the clip starring Monteith below:

A release date for McCanick has not yet been set.

Many fans of Monteith have been wondering what will come of Glee season 5 since pre-production is already underway. While that answer is not yet clear, we released an article earlier today looking at the various ways Fox and Ryan Murphy could handle the tragic loss.

Glee season 5 is slated to premiere September 19 on Fox, but now that date may be up in the air to accommodate script re-writes.