Deadline is exclusively reporting that RLJE Films have acquired the North American rights for the western thriller Murder At Yellowstone City. Initially titled Murder At Emigrant Gulch, RLJE Films have now scheduled the film for cinematic and video-on-demand release on the 24th June 2022.

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Set in 1882, the film will follow a former slave who arrives in Yellowstone City, Montana, a desolate former boomtown now on the decline, looking for a place to call home. On that same day, a local prospector discovers gold – and is murdered. The sheriff arrests the town newcomer. But as the mystery of the prospector’s murder deepens, and the town’s earnest preacher questions the accused man’s guilt, a clash between faith and the law threatens to tear the town apart.

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Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films, released a statement saying:

We’re thrilled to be releasing Murder At Yellowstone City. The film offers a unique twist on the classic western and we look forward to working with the filmmakers and talented cast.

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Director Richard Gray also released a statement saying:

I’ve dreamed about the wild west since I was a kid, so to make this film with such a talented cast at our own western backlot in Montana is beyond my wildest dreams. It’s the first film ever shot at the Yellowstone Film Ranch. It’s a really special story – a thrilling western. I can’t wait to share it with everyone.

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Richard Gray directed the film based on Eric Belgau’s script. Gray also produced the project alongside Anjul Nigam (Brittany House Pictures), Kelly Frazier (f8 Films), Robert Menzies (Zed Films) and Lisa Wolofsky. Executive producers on the project are Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (Renegade Entertainment), and Carter Boehm.

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Murder At Yellowstone City stars Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane, Isaiah Mustafa, Richard Dreyfuss, Nat Wolff, Anna Camp, Aimee Garcia, Scottie Thompson, Emma Kenney and Zach McGowan.