Los Angeles, August 21
'The Creed of Violence' film is in the works with director Ed Zwick.
Ed Zwic will also write and produce the new feature adaptation of the 2009 Boston Teran novel, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
The novel is a revisionist Western set amid the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution. Per High Top, it follows "the unlikely partnership between a ruthless assassin and a young government agent -- who share a hidden past -- as they navigate a violent, treacherous landscape that mirrors the brutalities of empire and corruption."
The book has garnered Hollywood attention before, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale at various points attached to star, while Daniel Craig and director Todd Field also previously had a version of their own in development.
"With echoes of my favorite classic movies, what could have been a familiar tale of vengeance, obligation and the ties that bind becomes utterly fresh with the book's unique sensibility, unapologetic violence, and the encounter of the two most unforgettable characters ever to share a truck full of explosives headed into the teeth of a revolution," said Zwick.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Ed Zwick is a solid director though! Glory and Last Samurai were brilliant. If he brings that same historical depth to Mexican Revolution, this could be interesting. 🤔
Mexican Revolution setting is actually fascinating - similar to how different factions fought during our independence movement. Hope they don't whitewash the history though.
Leonardo DiCaprio was attached? 😠Now I'm disappointed he's not in it! But Ed Zwick knows how to handle historical dramas. Cautiously optimistic about this one.
"Truck full of explosives headed into revolution" - sounds like typical Hollywood exaggeration. Real revolutions are more complex than just action sequences. Hope they do justice to the political context.
Westerns aren't really my genre but if they cast some good actors and the story has depth, I might watch. Mexican history is something not many films explore properly. ðŸ¤
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