Metallica frontman James Hetfield performs a sheriff in the upcoming western movie The Thicket, and a first have a look at his character was shared on-line in late June.

The film, directed by Elliott Lester, is predicated on the 2013 thriller novel of the identical title by Joe R. Lansdale. Hetfield is a part of the star-studded solid, which additionally options Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets), comic Andrew Schulz and a few others.

When we first reported on Hetfield’s casting in the movie in March of 2023, his function was unspecified. And whereas we nonetheless do not have a title for his character, the primary look, shared by Tubi in late June, means that he is some form of sheriff.

Funny sufficient, he additionally performed a Utah police officer named Bob Hayward in the 2019 Ted Bundy movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, which starred Zac Efron. The Thicket appears to be the second movie Hetfield seems in the place he does not play himself.

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According to a synopsis on GoodReads, The Thicket takes place in Texas in the early 1900s, when smallpox was as huge of a concern as being robbed by gunslinging bandits. The plot is about a man named Jack Parker, who units out to rescue his sister Lula, who was kidnapped by stated bandits.

See the primary have a look at Hetfield in The Thicket under. The film is about to return out in U.S theaters in early September. IMDb notes that it is rated R.