Yellowstone Star’s Gritty New Western Revealed In Trailer For 66-Year-Old Book Adaptation
Cam McLeod / ©Paramount Network / courtesy Everett CollectionA one-time Yellowstone star is going back to Montana.
Josh Holloway joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s epic neo-Western TV show in season 3, playing the unscrupulous investor Roarke, whose plans to take over Dutton land placed him at odds with John and the rest of the clan. But those schemes came to a premature end thanks to Rip Wheeler and his rattlesnake, bringing Roarke’s brief Yellowstone character arc to a brutal conclusion.
Now Holloway is journeying back to Yellowstone’s Montana landscapes in a different guise, playing a gunslinger who insists he may be educated but isn’t a gentleman, in a movie adaptation of Louis L’Amour’s classic novel Flint, a trailer for which has now been released exclusively via Collider ahead of its premiere September 25 at the Nashville Film Festival.
The clip (which can be seen here) kicks off with some classically Western score, setting a dramatic mood that is matched by the imagery, which shows Holloway’s Kettleman returning by train to the Montana he left behind. Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven may come to mind for some as the clip shows more of Kettleman’s journey, with voice-over from Holloway himself, punctuated by bursts of violence, and brief glimpses what appear to be flashbacks.
Things quickly become complicated for Holloway’s character, who is seen interacting with various supporting characters, while the music picks up in intensity. Kettleman’s complex nature is teased in a dialog exchange during which he asks the question, “Can an educated man be a violent man?”
Flint’s synopsis reads, “James Kettleman returns to the Montana frontier he once fled, taking the name of the notorious killer who raised him. In the crosshairs of a range war involving a female rancher, he is forced to decide what his ultimate legacy will be.”
Holloway talked about his own love of Flint author L’Amour, one of the all-time masters of the Western novel, while singing the praises of the movie’s writer-director Ryan Whitaker. "As a diehard Louis L’Amour fan, it was a true honor to step into the shoes of this iconic character. Partnering with Ryan to bring this story to life on the big screen was the culmination of a nearly 20-year journey for me. I believe we made something special, and I could not be more excited to share this film with the Nashville Film Festival audience in September."
The Yellowstone star is joined in Flint by Sarah Gadon (11.22.63), Dianna Agron (Glee), Max Martini (13 Hours), Mike Vogel (Childhood's End), Forrie J. Smith (also of Yellowstone), Charles Esten (Nashville), Bailey Chase (Longmire), Nick Searcy (Justified), and Kristoffer Polaha (American Hostage).