Vera Farmiga may have her next Oscar nominated role in the bag.
The actress is set to star in the independent western “A Thousand Guns.” The film will be helmed by Spanish director Daniel Calparsoro and was written by Russell Friedenberg (“Sawtooth”). The reason for the awards prognostication? The film will be produced by Paull Cho and Heather Rae, with the latter being behind the gritty “Frozen River” which earned Melissa Leo an Oscar nod.
Not much is known of the plot except that “centers on a preacher’s wife and her journey of revenge.” Westerns, not to speak of female fronted westerns are a rarity and we’re definitely curious about this one. It’s a genre that isn’t done justice often enough in Hollywood.
No word yet on when production will start but Farmiga currently has a very busy calendar, wrapping up work on Duncan Jones’ “Source Code,” shooting Madonna’s period drama “W.E.” this summer and making her directorial debut, “Higher Ground” this summer as well.