EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee William H. Macy (Fargo) has joined Thomas Jane and Armie Hammer in western Frontier Crucible, which is currently in production in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.
Also starring are Myles Clohessy, Eli Brown, Eddie Spears, Zane Holtz, Ryan Masson and Australian newcomer Mary Stickley. Masson has replaced Jonah Kagen.
As we previously revealed, this is the comeback movie of Hammer who hadn’t acted in a film or series since his career was derailed three years ago by allegations of abuse. Investigations into the allegations were later dropped by authorities.
Pitched by producer Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk) as Reservoir Dogs meets Bone Tomahawk, and set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, the film follows a former soldier (Clohessy) with a tragic past who is thrown into an uneasy alliance with three outlaws (Jane, Hammer and Masson), a beautiful woman (Stickley), and her wounded husband (Brown), in an attempt to survive the elements and hostiles of the western frontier.
Sonnier’s outfit Bonfire Legend is behind the film which will be directed by Travis Mills (The Pendragon Cycle) and adapted from the 1961 western novel Desert Stake-Out by Harry Whittington. Maxime Alexandre (Shazam!) will be the cinematographer.
David Guglielmo and Lillian Campbell are producing with Mills. Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk are executive-producing for Bonfire Legend alongside Jane and his producing partner Courtney Lauren Penn for Renegade Entertainment, and Sefton Fincham. Preston Poulter is executive-producing and financing the picture with Bonfire Legend. Guglielmo is also handling casting
Macy is represented by Independent Artist Group (IAG) and Atlas Artists.
