Prometheus and Rupture‘s Noomi Rapace, pictured above, is taking on the role of a violent killer known as “Cut Throat Bill” in the indie thriller The Thicket, Deadline reports.
Charlie Plummer (pictured below in The Clovehitch Killer) leads the cast as a brother on a mission to rescue his sister, played by It‘s Sophia Lillis, from Rapace’s gang. “Game of Thrones” fav Peter Dinklage also stars.
“The story follows an innocent young man named Jack (Plummer) who goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister (Lillis) after she is kidnapped by violent killer “Cut Throat Bill” (Rapace) and her gang.
“Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones (Dinklage), a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The three track the girl into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.”
Currently in pre-production, the film is based on the novel by author Joe R. Lansdale, with a script by Chris Kelley, and will be directed by Elliott Lester (Nightingale).
The Exchange will be shopping the movie at the upcoming EFM. CAA Media finance and ICM Partners are co-repping domestic.
