After zombies, vampires and werewolves, it’s time for cowboys. In addition to Fox’s new western SF show, Josh Hartnett has signed on to head up a new indie movie that’s taking the western genre into familiar post-apocalyptic climes.
Hartnett has signed on to headline Gunslinger, to be directed by Blood: The Last Vampire’s Chris Nahon. The movie will update the classic western plot of a man seeking revenge on an outlaw gang for killing his family by placing events in a “near future… snowy wasteland of a post-apocalyptic America,” according to Variety. Producer Mark Williams sells the idea on a base level:
This story takes a unique and startling look at what might happen when the lawlessness of the Old West returns … but with better weapons.
The movie is due to start shooting early next year.
Josh Hartnett aims for ‘Gunslinger’ [Variety]
