The Highwaymen
Netflix free a trailer forThe Highwaymen , in whichKevin CostnerandWoody Harrelsonhunt down two of America ’s most infamous criminals , Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow . The crime drama examines the linear perspective of two real - life Texas Rangers , while paying less tending to the Depression - era antagonists who drink down at least nine police officers and four civilians while hook banking company throughout the United States .
In 1967 , Arthur Penn released the filmBonnie and Clyde , which help kvetch off the New Hollywood movement and further glamorized Parker and Barrow . Over the twelvemonth , pic old and new have glamorize the bank robbers ' kinship , which ended short when they were gunned down on May 23 , 1934 in Louisiana . Parker was 23 - years - old at the time of her death , and Barrow was 25 . In 2017 , a antecedently unpublished exposure emerged which purportedly show Bonnie and Clyde embracing in Joplin , Missouri , in brief before they were cut across down . After 102 Clarence Day of actively pursuing the savings bank robbers , Texas Ranger Frank Hamer and his six - man posse comitatus finally located the duo and fire over 100 rounds . InThe Highwaymen , direct by John Lee Hancock ( The Blind Side ) , Costner portray Hamer and Harrelson Centennial State - mavin as fellow Ranger Maney Gault .
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Today , Netflix releasedThe Highwaymen’strailer , which start with some light - hearted banter between Costner and Harrelson ’s characters as they discuss their struggle wounds and health . From there , the clip establishes the appropriate narration context , while enclose government official likeKathy Bates’Ma Ferguson and John Carroll Lynch ’s Lee Simmons . By the 2nd half , the drone detail the painstaking investigative efforts of both Hamer and Gault , all the while using quick edits to in short show Bonnie and Clyde . Overall , The Highwaymentrailer prioritizes mode over flashy visuals , along with the inherent danger face by the titulary confidential information character . In the last shot , Harrelson declares:“Clyde may be King , but I ’m a Texas Ranger . ”See the trailer and notice below .
In 1993 , Hancock collaborated with Costner for the Clint Eastwood dramaA Perfect World . The route film chronicles a Texas Ranger ’s pastime of a con , and Hancock wrote the handwriting . WhileThe Highwaymenhas a similar premise , the fib was pen by John Fusco , the scribe behind the Billy the Kid moviesYoung GunsandYoung Guns II . Fusco reportedly pitchedThe Highwaymenover a 10 ago , hoping to shed more light on the Bonnie and Clyde case by telling Hamer ’s story . The Highwaymenis set to premiere atSouth by Southwestnext calendar month and will debut on Netflix soon after .
With two shew and relevant stars in Costner and Harrelson , The Highwaymenhas the potential to be more than just another Western . In plus , both Hancock and Fusco have the resumes to suggest that Frank Hamer ’s story is in good hands .
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