Wes Studi to join the cast of the Epic Western Film "Gentlemen Gunfighters"
Acadamy Award Nominee and Western Heritage Award Winner Wes Studi to join "Gentlemen Gunfighters" cast as Texas Ranger Scout Zachary.
- San Antonio, TX (1888PressRelease) January 30, 2011 - Wes Studi (Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans, Avatar) is set to join the cast of "Gentlemen Gunfighters" adding to the cast of Patricia Vonne, Raul Malo, Eric Reinholt and Shy Pilgreen. Also rumored to be joining the cast is Award Winning Writer, Actor and Director DJ Perry (Wicked Spring, No Ordinary Killer).
Gentlemen Gunfighters chronicles the life of an Englishman whose deeds, whether good or bad, have endured in Western lore and ignited the imagination of those who share his ideals of Cowboy Justice.
Ben Thompson, born in England, migrates with his family to Texas in the Spring of 1851. He joins the Confederacy to protect his beloved State and eventually becomes Marshal of Austin. The Marshall finds himself in a skirmish with a prominent San Antonio businessman who ends up dead.
Acquitted of murder and chased out of town, he is hailed a hero in Austin. Not knowing why, Ben begins trying to put his life in order, visiting those friends he is closest to. Upon his later return to San Antonio with his good friend John King Fisher and his wife Sarah Fisher, he attempts to make peace but encounters those who would demand their own brand of justice.
R. Christian Anderson (Defcon 2012, Tea and Destiny) directs the project from a
script by D. R. Pedraza (author of the Historical Fiction Novel "The Solomon Chronicles: Sangre del Unico").
The films soundtrack will be a who's who of Texas Music Royalty as four Grammy AwardŽ Winners; Los Lonely Boys, The Texas Tornados, Raul Malo and Joe Reyes join The Boxmasters, Patricia Vonne, Shawn Sahm, Kimberly Freeman, Nunie Rubio and Mitch Webb & and the Swindles on the soundtrack. The Soundtrack will be produced by Shawn Sham, son of Texas Music Legend Doug Sahm with an Original Score by David James Nielson.
Go to www.ggunfighterfilm.com for more information.
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