Peter Dinklage to Star in Film Adaptation of THE THICKET

According to Variety, Emmy nominee Peter Dinklage has signed on to star in the film adaptation of Joe Lansdale's novel THE THICKET.

"That Joe Lansdale's dark vision will be brought to life by the brilliantly talented Peter Dinklage starring as Shorty - it is a dream of mine," said Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari. "This is the kind of original movie with edge and style that Hollywood Gang is hungry for; luckily we found all these things in 'The Thicket.' We cannot wait to share this movie with audiences around the world."

Dinklage will play "a crafty bounty hunter named Shorty" in the film.

THE THICKET is officially described as:

"Jack Parker thought he'd already seen his fair share of tragedy. His grandmother was killed in a farm accident when he was barely five years old. His parents have just succumbed to the smallpox epidemic sweeping turn-of-the-century East Texas--orphaning him and his younger sister, Lula.

Then catastrophe strikes on the way to their uncle's farm, when a traveling group of bank-robbing bandits murder Jack's grandfather and kidnap his sister. With no elders left for miles, Jack must grow up fast and enlist a band of heroes the likes of which has never been seen if his sister stands any chance at survival. But the best he can come up with is a charismatic, bounty-hunting dwarf named Shorty, a grave-digging son of an ex-slave named Eustace, and a street-smart woman-for-hire named Jimmie Sue who's come into some very intimate knowledge about the bandits (and a few members of Jack's extended family to boot).

In the throes of being civilized, East Texas is still a wild, feral place. Oil wells spurt liquid money from the ground. But as Jack's about to find out, blood and redemption rule supreme."