Though he fronts perhaps the biggest metal band on the planet, Metallica vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield has to a much lesser extent, also dabbled in film. While he’s sporadically indulged in voice acting on ‘The Simpsons‘, ‘Metalocalypse‘ and the like, his small role as Officer Bob Hayward in the 2019 Ted Bundy film ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile‘ is perhaps his most prominent part on the screen thus far — at least outside of his day job.
He’ll soon be adding to his filmography with a role in the upcoming dark western film, ‘The Thicket‘. Hetfield will apparently once again be playing an officer of the law in that film, which is set to open on September 06th. Peter Dinklage (‘Game Of Thrones‘, etc.) and Juliette Lewis (‘Natural Born Killers, ‘Yellowjackets‘) co-star in that film, which was directed by Elliot Lester (‘Blitz‘, ‘Aftermath‘).
A synopsis of the film reads:
‘West Texas. A boy who, after his sister is kidnapped by a violent killer known only as Cut Throat Bill, enlists a fierce bounty hunter named Reginald Jones who becomes the leader of the group of outcasts searching for the stolen girl.’
Some early shots from the film were shared online recently by streaming service Tubi:
[via Blabbermouth.net]
