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Park Chan-wook Packages Western ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek’ With McConaughey, Butler, Pascal and Tang Wei

The Cannes market launch seeks financing plus distribution for the $60 million–plus project.

Overview

  • Park Chan-wook unveiled an A-list package Friday for his Western thriller The Brigands of Rattlecreek.
  • Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal and Tang Wei are attached to star, reuniting Tang Wei with Park after Decision to Leave.
  • Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary label 193 will handle international sales as the project is shopped at the Cannes market, where Park serves as jury president.
  • The story follows a sheriff and a doctor who plot revenge on bandits who terrorize a small town under cover of a violent storm.
  • Industry reports say the budget is north of $60 million and the film is not yet greenlit, with Park and producer Bradley Fischer advancing a script by S. Craig Zahler that originated on the 2006 Black List.