Manny Jacinto, Ben Foster and Fiona Shaw are to star within the absurdist Western comedy ‘The Stalemate’.
The 37-year-old actor will star reverse the ‘Hell or Excessive Water’ star, 44, and the ‘Andor’ actress, 66, in director Nicholas Arioli’s upcoming film, who’s working from his personal script.
‘The Stalemate’ – which is presently filming in Santa Fe, New Mexico – follows a robber (Jacinto) and a sheriff (Foster) who, stranded with out bullets and miles from city, are pressured to barter their manner via a weird and infinite standoff within the Previous West.
Arioli instructed Deadline stated: “I spent a few years penning this utterly absurd film, and I’m honored to work with such an unbelievable crew who’re as excited as I’m to deliver it to life.
“‘The Stalemate’ is a component wacky buddy comedy, half poignant Western elegy – and simply straight up a ton of enjoyable. We will’t wait to share it!”
The film is to be produced by Molly Conners and Amanda Bower beneath the Phiphen banner, alongside Andrew Bosworth of Warden Shortbow, and Cari Tuna.
In the meantime, Phiphen’s Richard J. Berthy, Jane Sinisi, Linda L. Berthy, Wilson Rivas and Alex Spatt will function govt producers with Foster, Serkan Piantino, Emma Thorne, Annabel Teal, Christine Yi and Brian Nemes of Gold Home, in addition to Jimmy Value and Javier Gonzalez.
Conners teased the crew knew ‘The Stalemate’ was “one thing particular” after they first learn Arioli’s script.
She stated: “From the second we learn Nick’s script, we knew ‘The Stalemate’ was one thing particular. It’s uncommon to discover a story that’s this fearless, this humorous, and this stuffed with coronary heart.
“We’re proud to be supporting Nick with such a powerful voice – and thrilled to be making this journey of a film in Santa Fe.”
Jacinto might most just lately be seen within the Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ present ‘The Acolyte’, the place he performed Sith apprentice Qimir/The Stranger.
Reflecting on the collection, Jacinto defined the crew “wished to take a danger” with ‘The Acolyte’, whereas retaining the extra sensible manufacturing parts used within the ‘Star Wars’ Authentic Trilogy.
Talking at Star Wars Celebration earlier this month (19.04.25), Jacinto stated: “We wished to deliver one thing completely different. We wished to take a danger and produce it again to the Authentic Trilogy. We wished to really feel the props, we wished to work together with the puppets. We wished to get down and soiled with the choreography.
“I’m simply so pleased with it.”
Jacinto will subsequent seem in ‘Freakier Friday’ – the sequel to the 2003 Disney comedy ‘Freaky Friday’ that can see the return of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis’ Anna and Tess Coleman.
The actor beforehand stated he feels honoured to be a part of the “Lohan-aissance”.
Jacinto instructed Collider: “I imply, I by no means thought I might be part of the Lohan-aissance.
“She’s having a complete revolution of itself, however I bear in mind watching Lindsay as a child, ‘The Mum or dad Lure’, ‘Imply Women’ and to have the ability to act reverse her was unreal.”
