Armie Hammer Acting Return Set for First Movie Since Allegations

Armie Hammer He began his acting comeback. According to Deadline, Hammer has been cast in a “major role” in… The crucible of bordersa Western directed by Travis Mills. This marks Hammer’s first acting role in nearly three years following sexual assault allegations.

In 2021, several women accused Hammer of sexual assault. The accusations against Hammer included rape, cannibalism, and BDSM-related kinks. In 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue criminal charges against Hammer due to insufficient evidence.

Although there were no criminal charges, Hammer was dropped from his talent agency, lost his publicist, and abandoned several acting projects. Hammer’s last role came in 2022’s Death on the Nile. The Kenneth Branagh project significantly reduced Hammer’s appearance in trailers and marketing in the lead-up to release.

Who is involved with Armie Hammer in Frontier Crucible?

Along with Hammer, Frontier Crucible stars Thomas Jane, Miles Clohessy, Eli Brown, Eddie Spears, Zane Holtz, Jonah Cagen, and Mary Stickley.

The official synopsis via Deadline says: “Set as Reservoir Dogs meets Bone Tomahawk, the film is set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s and follows an ex-soldier (Clohessy) with a tragic past who is thrown into an uneasy alliance with three… Outlaws (led by Jane), a beautiful woman (Stickley), and her wounded husband (Brown), attempt to survive the elements and hostility on the western frontier.

Mills (The Pendragon Cycle) directs Frontier Crucible based on Harry Whittington’s 1961 novel Desert Stake-Out. The film will be produced by David Guglielmo and Lillian Campbell. Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Prysmik will executive produce Bonfire Legend. Additional executive producers include Jane, Courtney Lauren Penn, Sefton Fincham and Preston Poulter.

The independently financed film begins filming next month in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

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