Kris Kristofferson Plays a Badass Gun-Toting Bartender in New Western Movie — “Traded”
“There’s a battle in every man. Two wolves that exist inside each of us. One’s evil and anger. The other’s love and hope. You know which one wins? The one you feed.”
—Kris Kristofferson as “Billy” in the movie Traded
Director Timothy Woodward Jr. was inspired to make a Western version of the Liam Neeson blockbuster Taken, and decided to cast country music songwriting legend and noted actor Kris Kristofferson on help star in the movie. Set in Kansas during the late 1800’s, and shot in parts of New Mexico and California, Traded finds Kristofferson as a crotchety, soothsaying, gun-toting bartender named Billy, who slips in and out of the story as Clay Travis (Michael Paré) goes looking for his lost daughter taken from his home in a raid that also left his son dead.
Also starring in the movie is Trace Adkins (who hopefully doesn’t break out into a rendition of “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and ruin it for everyone), Tim Sizemore, Quinton Aaron, Martin Kove, and Kris Kristofferson’s daughter Kelly Kristofferson. Judging from the trailer (see below), there will be plenty of gun toting, train hopping, and timely dialogue as good guy vs. bad guy action-packed drama ensues.
Traded opens on June 10 in select theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, D.C. Houston, Phoenix, Denver, and Kansas City. It will also be available on demand and Digital HD soon. It was produced by Cinedigm and Status Media and was filmed on location in Yucca Valley, and at Paramount Ranch and Big Sky Movie Ranch.
April 29, 2016 @ 10:55 am
Somehow, I don’t think Kristofferson will have any trouble at all being convincing in this film. He’s just the tailor-made for the Western. If anyone wants solid proof from much earlier on in his career, see him portray Billy The Kid opposite James Coburn (as Pat Garrett) in director Sam Peckinpah’s troubled but nevertheless masterful 1973 classic PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID, arguably the best Western movie of the 1970s (and you get Bob Dylan too).
April 29, 2016 @ 11:45 am
Is KK the best musician-turned-actor of all time?
Who am I forgetting that is better?
April 29, 2016 @ 11:51 am
Come on, have you ever heard of Will Smith?? And have you seen the cinematic masterpiece he plays in, Wild Wild West? Let’s not even talk about clean-lyriced rapping he perfected!
Nah, Kristofferson is probably better.
April 30, 2016 @ 11:02 am
Ice Cube’s at least a contender.
May 1, 2016 @ 1:34 pm
Jamie Foxx is pretty damn good
May 2, 2016 @ 10:21 am
Tom Waits is equally good as an actor, though mostly in character parts because, well, he is a little odd. Of course he “acts” when he performs onstage as well.
Kris could have been a major movie star had he wanted to focus there. He has talent, but also had the looks for leading roles, especially Westerns. I have always loved him in both movies and music, and look forward to this.
May 4, 2016 @ 2:38 pm
Sinatra, Crosby
April 29, 2016 @ 1:20 pm
Jerry Reed was pretty good too.
April 29, 2016 @ 4:36 pm
Willie Nelson ain’t too bad.
April 29, 2016 @ 4:58 pm
This sounds like the biggest piece of shit since Timothy Woodward’s last movie was released. Hope Kris took upfront payment rather than a share of the gross 😉
April 29, 2016 @ 6:11 pm
Dean Martin should be mentioned in the musician-actor conversation.
April 29, 2016 @ 7:16 pm
Some artists from Stagecoach are being streamed at Yahoo right now.
https://www.yahoo.com/music/stream-the-stagecoach-country-music-festival-on-230152635.html
Robert Earl Keen is on right now. Pretty cool.
April 30, 2016 @ 11:48 am
I hope this guy follows my example and catches some f—–s at a bad time!!!