All set to helm the third film of his directorial career, actor and filmmaker Ed Harris will be now working on an adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel “The Ploughmen.
“The Ploughmen” follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. According to the film’s synopsis:
“John Gload is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki is a low man in the Copper County Sheriff’s Department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner, and dangerously seeks counsel from him.”
The film features an ensemble cast including Nick Nolte, Bill Murray, and Owen Teague. Harris’s wife, Amy Madigan, and daughter, Lily Harris, are also set to join the cast.
Harris, Ginger Sledge, and Robert Knott, along with Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures, will produce the film. Concourse Media and CAA Media Finance are managing sales at the Cannes Film Festival.
Who is Ed Harris?
Ed Harris is the jack of everything in the cinematic industry. He is an actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Harris made his directorial debut in 2000 with the biopic “Pollock,” in which he also starred as artist Jackson Pollock. For his performance, he got his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In addition to directing “Pollock,” Harris also directed the Western film “Appaloosa” (2008). And now, he is all set to direct an adaptation of “The Ploughmen.”
Considering his filmmaking resume, Harris has directed films primarily in the drama genre while exploring other genres, such as Westerns. His directorial works often delve into complex characters and themes, reflecting his diverse talents as an actor and filmmaker.
As for his upcoming project, “The Ploughmen,” which will go into production in Montana this Fall, it would be interesting to see what Harris brings to the table this time.
Harris’s latest project was the A24 film, “Love Lies Bleeding.” It is a 2024 romantic thriller directed by Rose Glass and stars Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris.
As for Harris’s upcoming novel adaptation movie, it includes impressive star power as well. Nolte was recently seen in Rian Johnson’s Peacock series “Poker Face” and Disney’s “The Mandalorian.” Meanwhile, Murray is currently in theaters with “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” and Teague was in 20th Century’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
