‘In Bruges’ Director Martin McDonagh Adds Peter Dinklage And More To His Next Film
Martin McDonagh’sIn Brugespulled out one of the best performances of Colin Farrell’s career, and surrounded him with memorable turns by Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. His follow-upSeven Psychopathsbrought another great turn out of Farrell and then unleashed the likes of Christopher Walken and Michael Stuhlbarg in a slew of colorful roles.
It’s no wonder, then, that top-notch stars seem to be lining up around the block to star in his next film,Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. But that doesn’t mean it’s not impressive.Frances McDormandwas locked in at the lead last fall, and since thenSam Rockwell,Woody Harrelson,Abbie Cornish, andCaleb Landry Joneshave also signed on. Now you can addPeter Dinklage,John Hawkes, andLucas Hedgesto the growing list of top-notch talents.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which McDonagh also wrote, follows a mother (McDormand) whose daughter has been murdered. Furious that the local police seem more interested in persecuting black people than in finding the killer, she sparks a public dispute with them, taking out three billboards criticizing them for their inaction.
Harrelson will play the sheriff, Cornish is his wife, and Rockwell is Harrelson’s hotheaded protégé. All three previously worked with McDormand onSeven Psychopaths. Jones plays the billboard salesman. Moving on to the new cast members, Hedges has been cast as McDormand’s son, Hawkes is her ex-husband, and Dinklage is a local man who has a crush on her.
Hedges is probably best known for playing one of the scouts inMoonrise Kingdom. His other roles includeThe Grand Budapest Hotel,The Zero Theorem, andLabor Day. He had another big breakout role inthe Sundance 2016 smashManchester by the Sea, though talk of his fantastic work in that movie has mostly (and somewhat unfortunately) been overshadowed by buzz about Casey Affleck’s incredible lead performance.
Hawkes, an Oscar nominee forWinter’s Bone, is coming off of the survival dramaEverestand the musical biopicLow Down. And Dinklage probably needs no introduction — you already know and love him as Tyrion Lannister onGame of Thrones, which returns for its sixth season this month. You can also currently see him in the Melissa McCarthy comedyThe Boss, and he’ll be heard inThe Angry Birds Movielater this summer.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriis set up at Fox Searchlight. Shooting is expected to get underway this spring, so we can probably look for this one to hit theaters sometime in 2017.
