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EXCLUSIVE: Will Patton is group arsenic a lead other Matt Dillon successful MGM+’s upcoming play series The Magnificent Seven from Heroes creator Tim Kring, a reimagining of nan classical 1960 Western film.
Patton, nan prima of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga movies and Armageddon, joins nan formed arsenic ruthless baron Cyrus T. Clemons to Dillon’s 7 gunslingers leader Chris Adams. While Dillon’s Adams characteristic was portrayed by Yul Brynner successful nan original 1960 film, Patton’s Clemons characteristic is caller to nan series.
Clemons is confident, swaggering and convinced of his ain destiny successful nan 1880s American frontier-set series. Before nan Civil War, he was a humble euphony teacher. But aft surviving nan horrific conflict of nan Bloody Angle, he came retired nan different broadside realizing nan world is made up of winners and losers, and he was bound and wished to travel retired connected top, nary matter nan cost. He yet meets his woman Beatrice and they transverse nan country. The municipality of Clemons is meant to beryllium his crowning glory, but to execute that, he needs nan onshore owned by a peaceful, yet resolute group of Quakers. When they garbage to waste their onshore to Clemons, and prosecute nan Magnificent Seven to conflict back, Clemons is forced to usage his backstage service to thrust them from their land. But nan further his plans unravel, nan much hopeless Clemons becomes.
Kring (Heroes, Touch, Dig, Crossing Jordan) wrote and executive produced nan bid alongside EPs Donald De Line (Billy nan Kid, Wayward Pines), Lawrence Mirisch, Bruce Kaufman and Dillon. Casting is by Seth Yanklewitz. MGM+ Studios and MGM Television Studios are producing.
The bid will beryllium disposable connected MGM+ successful nan United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, nan Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile.
Patton’s characteristic credits besides see Remember nan Titans, No Way Out, The Mothman Prophecies, the Oscar winning Minari, and nan caller reboot of nan Halloween franchise other Jamie Lee Curtis. Patton was nominated successful 2022 for champion character by nan Film Independent Spirit Awards for his capacity successful Alexander Rockwell’s Sweet Thing. He besides precocious narrated nan 4x Oscar-nominated Netflix movie Train Dreams for which he won nan 2026 Astra Award for Best Voice Over Performance arsenic good arsenic awards from nan Austin and St. Louis Film Critics Associations for his narration. Patton’s TV credits see nan Apple TV futuristic bid Silo opposite Rebecca Ferguson and David Oyelowo and nan soon to beryllium released Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey connected Paramount+. He’s had recurring roles connected Amazon’s Outer Range other Josh Brolin arsenic good arsenic successful nan assemblage deed bid Yellowstone. He played nan domiciled of Captain Weaver for 5 seasons connected Steven Spielberg‘s Falling Skies connected TNT. The character is repped by Independent Artist Group and Grand View Management.
