EXCLUSIVE: Max Martini (Pacific Rim) and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool & Wolverine) have signed on to star in the thriller Bethesda, the directorial debut from Andrew and Isaac Lewis, also known as The Lewis Brothers.
The film has completed production. It is described as a neo-western thriller set in the early 90’s desolate West Texas. The story centers around a dying ex-Texas Ranger with a violent past, and the young woman he rescues from a life of drugs and forced prostitution. After killing the brother of a border-town crime lord, the two broken strangers go into hiding from the pseudo-philosophical assassin hired to kill them. While on the run, they find redemption within each other in this dark and violent land where the line between good and evil is blurred, where the only rule is that of survival. The screenplay was written by Matt Black.
Also starring are James Landry Hebert (Horizon, 1883), Julio Cedar Cedillo (A Million Miles Away, The Black Demon), Veronica Falcón (Imaginary, Queen of the South), and Marlene Forte (Knives Out, Star Trek).
Executive Producer is Paul Reichelt of Appalachian Film. Bethesda is produced by William Kaufman (The Channel, Osiris) alongside Andrew and Isaac Lewis for Denton Film, Jon Wroblewski and Christian Sosa for Roosevelt Film Lab, Adrian Testolin, and Grant Wakefield. This is the third collaboration between Roosevelt Film and Denton Film.
“As filmmakers, we have always wanted to tell a story that explores what West Texas really looked like, specifically in the early 1990s,” the Lewis Brothers said in a statement. “We took inspiration from films such as the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men.”
Paul Reichelt of Appalachian Film added: “Collaborating with this exceptional cast and crew has been a true creative high point,” and “We’re excited to reunite for Bethesda, which marks an impressive debut from Andrew and Isaac Lewis. Their bold vision and distinct voice are already making waves on the indie film circuit. We’re looking forward to a strong and successful festival run.”
