frontman will appear in upcoming film , starring and produced by actor Peter Dinklage. The singer/guitarist plays an undisclosed role in the upcoming picture, which will be released in US theatres on September 6. However, photographs published by streaming service Tubi show the 60-year-old dressed as a sheriff.
See the snapshots below. As well as Hetfield and Dinklage, will feature actors Juliette Lewis, Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke, Leslie Grace and Gbenga Akinnagbe. The project is directed by Elliott Lester ( ) and written by playwright Christopher Kelly.
The official synopsis reads: “When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! “Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly ‘no-man’s-land’ known as..
. .” Hetfield has previously been seen as himself in numerous feature films, including the 2004 Metallica documentary and 2006 comedy .
The singer/guitarist first turned to acting onscreen in 2019 with Ted Bundy biopic . He portrayed a police officer in several scenes with Zac Efron, who played Bundy. was directed by co-director Joe Berlinger.
Efron said of Hetfield’s acting ch.