The Thicket Interview: Elliott Lester Talks New Western, Filming in Calgary
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to The Thicket director Elliott Lester about his new Western movie, which stars Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis. Lester discussed filming in the freezing cold, the bond with his cast, and getting James Hetfield in the movie. The Thicket will be released in theaters on September 6.
"When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly 'no-man’s-land' known as…The Thicket," says the synopsis.