Ed Harris is preparing to shoot his third film as director: a transposition of the novel The Plowmen, halfway between thriller and noir. The protagonists are Nick Nolte, Bill Murray and Owen Teague and the story takes place in Montana.
Ed Harris he goes back behind the camera to dedicate himself to a project he’s been thinking about for some time. This is the film adaptation of the famous novel by Kim Zupan “The Plowmen”, which is halfway between a neo-noir and a western. Filming will begin in the fall in Montana and for Harris it will be the third director afterwards Appaloosa And Pollockboth very beautiful.
The Plowmen: the all star cast and the plot
The Plowmen It has a great cast. The good And in fact he called to act Owen Teague, Nick Nolte, Bill Murray, Lily Harris And Amy Madigan. Described as similar to Hell or High Water And The Secrets of Wind Riverthe film is set in Montana and tells the story of a strange friendship between a young deputy sheriff haunted by fate and a famous murderer:
John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so good at his job that he has only now been arrested. Val Millimaki (Teague) is the last wheel of the sheriff’s department. As Val continues to be haunted by fate and find dead bodies, the sheriff (Murray) puts him on the night shift in hopes that Gload will tell him something about Val’s past. Val realizes that she has many things in common with her prisoner and ends up asking him for some advice.
Regarding The Plowmen, Ed Harris said:
I’ve been trying to make this film for a while. It was worth the wait to tell this captivating story with a great cast, a great crew, and the beauty of Montana.
At the moment we don’t know if also Ed Harris will he carve out a role in the film or will he just be the director.
