The Thicket – Check out Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis in the first images from the new Western
When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly “no-man’s-land” known as The Thicket
A film about vengeance, justice, and unlikely companionship, THE THICKET also stars Esmé Creed-Miles (Hanna), Levon Hawke (Blink Twice), Macon Blair (I Care A Lot), Andrew Schulz (You People), James Hetfield (Metallica), David Midthunder (On Sacred Ground), with Arliss Howard (Mank), with Leslie Grace (In The Heights), and Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Old Man).
Photo Credit © 2023 Thicket Alberta Productions Inc. / The Thicket US Inc.
THE THICKET is directed, filmed and produced by Elliott Lester and written by Chris Kelley, based on the novel The Thicket written by Joe Lansdale. Guillermo Garza serves as DP, Ray Suen composed the score, production design by Justin Ludwig, edited by Jean-Cristophe Bouzy and costumes designed by Ann Maskrey.
THE THICKET is produced by Tubi Films, Peter Dinklage and David Ginsberg of Estuary Films. Executive Produced by Jeremy Walton and David Lyons in association with Moo Studios. Executive Produced by Chad Oakes and Michael Frislev of Nomadic Pictures. Produced by Orogen Entertainment.
The film hits US cinemas on Friday, September 6th
THE THICKET will make its French debut the week of September 8th as an official selection of the 50th Deauville American Film Festival.