Joe R. Lansdale’s THE THICKET Adds Peter Dinklage, Sophia Lillis & Noomi Rapace
Mike Sprague
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Nightingale director Elliott Lester’s upcoming adaptation of Bubba Ho-Tep author Joe R. Lansdale’s The Thicket has already snagged Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones).
And today Deadline reports that Sophia Lillis (It: Chapter Two), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) and Charlie Plummer (The Clovehitch Killer) are joining in on the thriller.
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Chris Kelley penned the script based on Lansdale’s novel which tells the tale of an innocent young man named Jack (Plummer) who goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister (Lillis) after she is kidnapped by violent killer “Cut Throat Bill” (Rapace) and her gang. Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones (Dinklage), a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The three track the girl into the deadly no man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.
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Dinklage produces with Giannia Nunnari (300), David Ginsberg (Think We’re Alone Now), Matt Hookings (The Obscure Life Of The Grand Duke Of Corsica), Shannon Gaulding, and Andre L III. The flick is currently in pre-production. Oscar-winner Julie Weiss (Frida) will handle costume design with Galo Olivares (Roma) as cinematographer and Ray Suen overseeing the score.
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