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 chops in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel: “James Hetfield, to his credit, absolutely nailed the part, he just crushed it. “It’s like he’s been acting his own life. He had no fear.
He did a great job. “I was ready to maybe give James Hetfield [an acting] tip, but he didn’t ask for a single one. James Hetfield is the shit.
” Hetfield’s casting in was first in March 2023, with the project being described as a “western thriller”. Away from the silver screen, Hetfield continues to perform with Metallica. The band have just wrapped a European tour and will perform in North and Central America in August and September.
See their full list of upcoming concerts below. Aug 02: Foxborough Gillette Stadium, MA, USA Aug 04: Foxborough Gillette Stadium, MA, USA Aug 09: Chicago Soldier Field, IL, USA Aug 11: Chicago Soldier Field, IL, USA Aug 16: Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, MN, USA Aug 18: Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, MN, USA Aug 23: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, Canada Aug 25: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, Canada Aug 30: Seattle Lumen Field, WA, USA Sep 01: Seattle Lumen Field, WA, USA Sep 20: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 22: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 27: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Sep 29: Mexico City Foro Sol, Mexico Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster.
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