Taylor Kitsch Set to Star in and Direct His Thriller PIECES
Lone Survivor star Taylor Kitsch is set to make his directorial debut with a film he wrote called Pieces. The actor is also set to star in the thriller as one of three best friends from Detroit “who change the course of their lives by intercepting a drug run.”
The film is being produced by the team that brought us Lone Survivor, including producer Peter Berg, whom Kitsch has had a relationship with since he starred in NBC’s Friday Night Lights.
It good to see Kitsch finding his stride and pushing himself to do new and different things. The poor guy had a rough transition into film with big budget movie flops like John Carter and Battleship. I wasn’t sure if he’d ever recover, but he seems to be doing just fine.
I’m not really sure what to expect from Pieces, but it would be pretty cool if Kitsch turned out to be a solid writer and director. We’ll just have to wait and see how that plays out when the movie is released.
Pieces will shoot this summer in Texas.