Sights and Sounds: Luke Hemsworth, Trace Adkins, Kris Kristofferson and Bruce Dern star in HICKOK

One of my favorite concerts of 2016 featured legendary singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson performing a memorable acoustic set at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa in November (read my review of that show here).. He and his wife Lisa were kind and emailed me a "thank you" from the set of a film he was working on. Now that movie titled HICKOK is set to be released and it stars several other noted performers including actor-singer Trace Adkins, actor Bruce Dern and star Luke Hemsworth. Here is the media release...

SOMETIMES, IT TAKES AN OUTLAW TO STOP AN OUTLAW...

 

THIS SUMMER, SADDLE UP FOR THE FRONTIER THRILLER

HICKOK

STARRING LUKE HEMSWORTH, TRACE ADKINS,

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AND BRUCE DERN

OPENING IN LOS ANGELES AT 

LAEMMLE MUSIC HALL ON JULY 7, 2017

Actor Luke Hemsworth stars in HICKOK.

In the hopes of escaping his past as a notorious outlaw, "Wild Bill" Hickok seeks redemption as a small town lawman.  Unfortunately, as the titular gunslinger discovers, the past has a way of catching up with you in HICKOK, a frontier thriller starring Luke Hemsworth in his first leading role in a feature film; the period Western also stars Trace Adkins, Country Music Hall of Famer and Golden Globe®-winner Kris Kristofferson and Oscar®-nominee Bruce Dern.  On July 7, HICKOK opens theatrically and, day-and-date, will also be available on demand and Digital HD

 

Actor-singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson stars as George Knox.

 

Synopsis:

 

The story of the West's most notorious gunslinger and his road to redemption, HICKOK finds the infamous, hard-drinking outlaw (Hemsworth) in 1870's Abilene, Kansas, seeking to start a new life.  Captivated by Wild Bill's unparalleled gun skills, the mayor, George Knox, (Kristofferson) quickly ropes him in as the town marshal.  Recognizing the need to clamp down on the wildest cow-town in the west, Hickok soon finds himself at the center of a controversial ordinance while dispensing his own brand of frontier justice.  His attempts to protect Abilene, however, are quickly challenged by a band of outlaws led by powerful saloon owner Phil Poe (Adkins).  And when Poe places a bounty on Wild Bill's head, the marshal, with the help of outlaw turned lawman John Wesley Hardin, makes a stand for Abilene and his new life, while putting his reputation as the fastest draw in the west on the line.

Trace Adkins stars in HICKOK.

HICKOK

Directed by: Timothy Woodward Jr.

Produced by: Timothy Woodward Jr., Lauren de Normandie, 

Henry Penzi and Chris Nicoletti

Cast: Luke Hemsworth ("Westworld"), Trace Adkins (Stagecoach,

Traded,Deepwater Horizon), Kris Kristofferson (Traded, A Star is Born, Blade, Billy the Kid), Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, Nebraska), Cameron Richardson (Flashburn, "Murder in the First",

Alvin and the Chipmunks), Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereasu (American Violence, Den of Thieves), Robert Catrini ("Bosch," Jack Reacher: Never Go Back), Hunter Fischer (Traded, American Violence) 

TRT: 90 minutes

Language: English

Genre: Western