Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis Will Star in The Dark Western Thriller THE THICKET

Peter Dinklage is set to star in an upcoming dark western thriller titled The Thicket. This has been a passion project for Dinklage, who is also producing the film. The film is based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novel of the same name, and it’s set up at Tubi.

Dinklage is joined in the film by Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets), Esmé Creed-Miles (Hanna), Levon Hawke (The Crowded Room), Leslie Grace (In The Heights), Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Old Man),  Macon Blair (I Care A Lot), James Hetfield (Metallica), Ned Dennehy (Peaky Blinders), Andrew Schulz (Infamous), and Arliss Howard (Mank).

The story is set at the turn-of-the-century, and it follows “an innocent young man, Jack (Hawke), who goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula (Creed-Miles) after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill (Lewis) and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones (Dinklage), a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave (Akinnagbe), and a street-smart prostitute (Grace). The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.”

Apparently Dinklage has been trying to get this film made for over a decade, so it’s awesome to see that he finally managed to get it off the ground. The movie is currently in production in Calgary, Canada, and it’s being directed by Elliott Lester (Sleepwalker), from a script by Playwright Christopher Kelly.

Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer, Tubi, said in a statement: “As Tubi deepens its commitment to a wide range of genres, we are incredibly excited to begin production on The Thicket, which has been a passion project for so many involved. This elevated western thriller led by Peter Dinklage and an exceptionally talented team of artists delivers on genre expectations while adding so much more to make the journey into The Thicket unique and mesmerizing.” 

Dinklage said: “I’m so very excited to bring Joe Lansdale’s riveting story to the screen. A journey into the heart of darkness to find love and return it to its rightful place.”