Deadline is reporting that Westworld Emmy winning actress Thandie Newton will headline Julian Higgins’ feature directorial debut God’s Country for Cold Iron Pictures and The Film Arcade.
The neo-Western thriller is set in the bleak winter landscape of the Mountain West. Newton plays a college professor living on her own at the edge of the national forest. One day she confronts two hunters trespassing on her land, triggering a battle of wills with dangerous ramifications.
Screenwriter Shaye Ogbonna adapted the script with Higgins from James Lee Burke’s short story Winter Light. Burke is The New York Times bestselling author of the Dave Robicheaux detective series and numerous other novels.
Cold Iron’s CEO Miranda Bailey and Amanda Marshall are producing the film, along with Halee Bernard and Higgins. Anthony Ciardelli and The Film Arcade’s Jason Beck will serve as EPs. ICM Partners is representing the film, which starts principal photography this week in Montana.
Newton is going into her third season of HBO’s Westworld on March 15. She won a Primetime Emmy last year for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her turn as Maeve Millay, the robotic seductress who goes hellbent on revenge in season 2. She was also nominated for back to back Golden Globe Awards as well as two SAG Awards. Newton will next be seen starring in Lisa Joy’s Reminiscene opposite Hugh Jackman for Warner Bros.
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