South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, who is set to preside over the jury at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, is also heading to the French Riviera with a major Western project that will feature an impressive ensemble cast.
According to Deadline, the film is titled The Brigands of Rattlecreek and brings together Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, Oscar nominee Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal.
Chinese star Tang Wei, who starred in the filmmaker's critically-acclaimed 2022 title Decision to Leave, is also on board the project.
Written by S Craig Zahler, the screenplay has long been a passion project for Park, who did revisions on the most recent draft.
The story follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who exploit a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorise the occupants of a small town.
The project will explore themes central to Park's body of work -- vengeance, retribution, the consequences of violence, and the power of memory and family -- transplanted to the American West.
The film is produced by Bradley Fischer and Park for Moho Film with Jisun Back, Mike Medavoy and Georgia Kacandes serving as executive producers.
Park has been keen to make the Black List script for over a decade, with the project having first surfaced more than 20 years ago. Both Warner Bros and Amazon have been attached at different points.
Park is coming off the acclaimed crime-comedy No Other Choice, which debuted at Cannes, earned three Golden Globe nominations and grossed over $40 million worldwide.
His previous English-language credits include limited series The Sympathizer, miniseries The Little Drummer Girl and Fox Searchlight's Stoker. As a director, he is best known internationally for Oldboy and The Handmaiden.