How great is Sam Shepard, seriously? The guy has always impressed me, starting in my childhood watching him play Chuck Yeager in THE RIGHT STUFF (a role that earned him an Academy Award nomination). He’s one of those actors who can star in a heavy drama, then turn around and play a part in a silly action flick (see STEALTH), and yet you gotta love the guy. His newest film is BLACKTHORN from Magnolia Pictures is definitely on our radar, in which he plays an older Butch Cassidy caught up in yet another adventure. Directed by Spanish sensation Mateo Gil, he co-stars with Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Daniel Aguirre and Luis Bredow. Check out the (can we say AWESOME) poster above and trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
It’s been said (but unsubstantiated) that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in a standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908. In BLACKTHORN, Cassidy (Shepard) survived, and is quietly living out his years under the name James Blackthorn in a secluded Bolivian village. Tired of his long exile from the US and hoping to see his family again before he dies, Cassidy sets out on the long journey home. But when an unexpected encounter with an ambitious young criminal (Eduardo Noriega) derails his plans, he is thrust into one last adventure, the likes of which he hasn’t experienced since his glory days with the Sundance Kid.
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Magnolia Pictures will release BLACKTHORN on September 2 via Magnolia On-Demand and starting in theaters October 7, 2011.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
