Padraic McKinley will direct the historical drama, set in 1930s Oregon, with WME International pitching the project to buyers in Berlin.
Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer . Murphy only wants to escape and regain custody of his daughter, Penny, but becomes entangled in Clancy’s perilous gold smuggling scheme, facing threats from both the treacherous wilderness and potential betrayal within his own group.from an original screenplay by Shelby Gaines, Matthew Chapman, and Matthew Booi, based on an original story by Booi and Leo Scherman.
WME Independent and CAA Media Finance arranged the film’s financing and co-represent its domestic distribution rights; WME Independent also represents, a period drama in which he stars, alongside Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, as legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart. Ethan Hawke is represented by CAA, MGMT and attorney George Sheanshang. Russell Crowe is represented by George Freeman at Brillstein Entertainment and Eric Brooks at Goodman Genow.
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