The Duel

The Duel (2016)

Vengeance cannot be denied.

A Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena.

Date of release
2016-06-24
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (385)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Western, Drama
Director
Kieran Darcy-Smith

Casting

Interesting facts

The Duel is a 2016 American Western film directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith and written by Matt Cook. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Emory Cohen, Woody Harrelson, and Alice Braga. The film was released for limited release and video on demand on June 24, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere. It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 23, 2016.

Production

On September 28, 2012, Kieran Darcy-Smith was set to direct the Helena, Texas set Western film (only briefly “appears” in the final film, set instead in the fictional Mount Hermon) based on Matt Cook's 2009 Black Listed script, which David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman were announced to produce for their Mandeville Films.

During 2014, a number of actors were attached to the film. On July 1, it was announced that Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson would be starring in the lead roles of David Kingston and Abraham Brant, with the film then titled By Way of Helena. On August 29, Felicity Price was added to the cast. On September 5, William Hurt and Alice Braga joined the cast, and WestEnd Films was attached as handling international sales.

Nicholas Hoult, Joel Edgerton and Jamie Bell were once attached to star in the film in 2013.

The filming began on September 15, 2014, in Greenwood, Mississippi. The shooting mostly took place at the former Florewood State Park, which was transformed into an Old West frontier town.

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