Preview:Ethan Hawke is aboard to co-write a new version of ‘The Gunfighter.’He’ll work on the script with writing partner Shelby Gaines.There’s a chance Hawke could direct the movie.In a time when the Western as a genre seems largely to be succeeding more on TV that it does in movies (see the success of ‘Yellowstone,’ which especially in its period prequel outings is very much of that type, compared to the floptastic big screen likes of Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga’), it might seem risky to contemplate a new one.
Preview:Ethan Hawke is aboard to co-write a new version of ‘The Gunfighter.’He’ll work on the script with writing partner Shelby Gaines.There’s a chance Hawke could direct the movie.In a time when the Western as a genre seems largely to be succeeding more on TV that it does in movies (see the success of ‘Yellowstone,’ which especially in its period prequel outings is very much of that type, compared to the floptastic big screen likes of Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga’), it might seem risky to contemplate a new one. Read More