“Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” Korean Theatrical Poster
Visionary director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Handmaiden) will be directing The Brigands of Rattlecreek (aka The Brigands of Rattleborge), an ultra-violent Western written by up-and-coming filmmaker S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99 and the upcoming Dragged Across the Concrete).
The Brigands of Rattlecreek, which has been picked up by Amazon Studios, follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. Zahler’s script topped the 2006 Black List but has languished in development, likely due to its violent content (via Collider).
Producer Bradley Fischer (Shutter Island) is hoping to get Matthew McConaughey to play the film’s lead role.
We’ll keep you updated on this exciting project as more news arrives.
It’s an incredible script, and hopefully with a streaming service behind it it won’t have to be compromised for ratings or length.
I like the sound of this! Bone Tomahawk was very good, and Park Chan-Wook would do wonders with a similar movie!