The great Michael C. Hall, who’ll leave his signature role of Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s serial-killer drama later this year, has landed the lead role in an adaptation of Joe Lansdale’s cult crime novel COLD IN JULY. The film is set to be directed by Jim Mickle, whose 2010 vampire thriller STAKE LAND delivered one best underrated horror films of the last decade. The filmmaker’s most recent work is the acclaimed remake of dark Mexican family drama/cannibal horror, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, which is expected later this year.
Hall will take the role of Richard Dane, a man who shoots and kills an armed burglar in his own living room. However, the simple enough case of self defence soon turns sadistic when the burglar’s father swears Old Testament-style eye-for-an-eye justice. The ensuing events see cops, the feds, and the Dixie mafia all play a part in the dark tale of revenge.
Could this be the role that catapults Hall into mainstream cinema following years as an acclaimed theatre and television star. We’ll find when the film is released next year.
Source: Deadline
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