Actor William Shockley makes his directorial debut with western Long Shadows, which he co-wrote with Shelley Reid and Grainger Hines. The film stars Dermot Mulroney as Dallas, a reformed outlaw who has taken a young man, Marcus (Blaine Maye), under his wing. Dallas is forced to return to his gunslinging ways when he encounters an ambitious brothel madam (Jacqueline Bissett) and her ruthless assistant (Dominic Monaghan).
Long Shadows is in US cinemas from September 26th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
In a rapidly modernizing American West, LONG SHADOWS is the riveting story of a broken young man, a survivor of tragic violence, torn between his thirst for vengeance and love’s redemption, his soul so fractured reality itself is questioned.Dermot Mulroney stars as ‘Dallas Garrett,’ a former outlaw living with a lifetime full of regrets, who takes a young man, “Marcus Dollar,” (Blaine Maye), under his wing, teaching him the hard lessons of life. Jacqueline Bisset portrays ‘Vivian Villere,’ the mercurial Madam and owner of the Purgatory Saloon, a woman who will stop at nothing to manipulate her power. Dominic Monaghan plays ‘Ned Duxbury,’ Vivian’s long-time, conflicted, and ambitious assistant, who uses the Purgatory Saloon to hide in the shadows from societal norms of the time.
