A few months ago, we learned that Castle Rock Entertainment is moving forward with a sequel to Taylor Sheridan’s 2017 crime film Wind River, with Kari Skogland (The Falcon and the Winter Solider) directing Wind River: The Next Chapter from a screenplay written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman. At that time, it was revealed that Martin Sensmeiser is on board to reprise the role of Chip Hanson from the original film. Now we know the names of three actors who have joined him in the cast. They are Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Scott Eastwood (Wrath of Man), and Chaske Spencer (Wild Indian). Details on the characters they will be playing have not been revealed.
In Wind River: The Next Chapter, terror has escalated on the Wind River reservation as a series of ritualistic murders remain unsolved. The FBI enlists Chip Hanson, a newly minted tracker for the U.S. Fish & Game, who becomes embroiled in a desperate and dangerous fight between the authorities, a vigilante, and the Reservation he calls home.
Filming is currently underway in Calgary.
Wind River: The Next Chapter is being produced by Matthew George for Castle Rock Entertainment and Acacia Filmed Entertainment, as well as Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee for Thunder Road Pictures. Castle Rock’s Rob Reiner serves as executive producer alongside Michele Reiner, Derrick Rossi, Jonathan Fuhrman, Courtney Shepard, and Hernan Narea.
In case you need a refresher, Sheridan’s Wind River had the following synopsis: Cory Lambert is a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian reservation in snowy Wyoming. When the autopsy reveals that she was raped, FBI agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate. Teaming up with Lambert as a guide, the duo soon find that their lives are in danger while trying to solve the mystery of the teen’s death. Sensmeiser’s co-stars in that one included Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, and Graham Greene.
What do you think of Wind River getting a sequel? Are you interested in Wind River: The Next Chapter? Let us know – and let us know what you think of Jason Clarke, Scott Eastwood, and Chaske Spencer joining the cast – by leaving a comment below.