Mario Van Peebles’ Wild Western Comedy Film ‘Outlaw Posse’ Trailer

“Whatever you two geniuses scheming up, count me in!” Quiver Distr. has revealed an official trailer for a kooky, zany western thriller comedy titled Outlaw Posse, arriving in theaters in March. It’s the latest film directed by and written by and starring actor / filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, son of the legendary Melvin Van Peebles. This kind of feels like Van Peebles trying to create a modern update on Blazing Saddles, but it doesn’t have the same comedic genius as that film. In the untamed Wild West of 1908, men in power take advantage of an unfair world. Renegade cowboy Chief, eager to restore balance, assembles a daring group of outcasts and saddles up on a cross-country odyssey to reclaim stolen gold in unsettled territory. The big ensemble features William Mapother, John Carroll Lynch, D.C Young Fly, Mandela Van Peebles, Amber Reign Smith, Neal McDonough, Allen Payne, Cam Gigandet, and M. Emmet Walsh, plus Edward James Olmos, Cedric the Entertainer, and Whoopi Goldberg (what!!). Despite some good intentions, this looks like it doesn’t know what genre it’s in, nor whether it wants to be more funny or smart. // Continue Reading ›