We’ve been covering In a Valley of Violence (review), the upcoming non-horror Western, because it hails from Ti West, who has brought us such fantastic films as House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, and The Sacrament. Sure, it doesn’t fall under the horror umbrella but we’re thrilled to see him expand and push his craft in what appears to be a very solid film, one that our own Trace hails as, “…a lot of fun and hilarious to boot.”
Today, a new poster for the film came out and it shows Ethan Hawke and John Travolta right around the corner from each other, each with their weapons drawn and ready. You can see it down below.
A mysterious drifter named Paul (Ethan Hawke) and his dog make their way towards Mexico through the barren desert of the old west. In an attempt to shorten their journey, they cut through the center of a large valley — landing themselves in the forgotten town of Denton, a place now dubbed by locals as a “valley of violence.” The once-popular mining town is nearly abandoned and controlled by a brash group of misfits — chief among them Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town’s Marshal (John Travolta).
As tensions rise between Paul and Gilly, Denton’s remaining residents bear witness to an inevitable act of violence that starts a disastrous chain reaction, infecting the petty lives of all involved and quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Mary-Anne (Taissa Farmiga) and Ellen (Karen Gillan), two bickering sisters who run the town’s only hotel, try to find the good in both men, while desperately searching for their own salvation. Only the world-weary Marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul’s past… there is no stopping the escalation.
West wrote, directed and even edited the film, which stars Ethan Hawke, James Ransone, Taissa Farmiga, Karen Gillan, and John Travolta.
In a Valley of Violence will release theatrically in select cities and on VOD and Digital HD by Focus World on October 21, 2016.
Cheers to BMD for the reveal!
