Gina Carano is officially back to work following her ousting fromThe Mandalorian. Previously, it had been announced that the Cara Dune actress would be starring in the upcoming thrillerWhite Knuckle, a movie she’s also producing. While that project is still in the works, Carano has reportedly started working on a separate movie dubbedTerror on the Prairie, a Western that started shooting this week.
Per Deadline,Terror on the Prairieis about a “pioneering family that fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly built farm on the plains of Montana.” Michael Polish (Northfork,Force of Nature) is directingTerror on the Prairie. The movie is produced by Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk) and, also likeWhite Knuckle, is developed in collaboration withThe Daily Wire. Josiah Nelson wrote the script.
As withWhite Knuckle,Gina Caranois on board to produce in addition to starring in a lead role. Other stars featured inTerror On the Prairieinclude Nick Searcy (Justified), MMA fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, stand-up comedian Tyler Fischer, Heath Freeman (Skateland), Samaire Armstrong (The O.C.), Travis Mills (Counting Bullets), Matthias Hues (I Come in Peace), Rhys Becker, Izzy Marshall, Jeremy Gauna, and Thomas White Eagle.
This will be the first movie starring Gina Carano after herpublic firing from The Mandalorianearlier this year. Following a series of controversial posts online and subsequent social media campaign to have her fired, it was announced that Carano would not return as Cara Dune inThe Mandalorianseason 3. Carano said she found out of her firing at the same time as everyone else and the news drew some mixed reactions.
Very soon after this incident,Ben Shapiroof The Daily Wire announced a new partnership with Carano to keep her career going. It had been reported that she will star inWhite Knuckleas a “strong-willed woman” who fights back at a serial killer that’s targeted her. Deadline now reports that this project has pushed back filming until early 2022, opening the door for Carano to work onTerror on the Prairiein the meantime.
“With the precariousness of the current Hollywood landscape and the remarkable overreach by its ruling class, we made the tough, but prudent choice to ride further out into the wild west to make movies on our own terms,” producer Dallas Sonnier said in a statement. “The Daily Wire has given Gina and our team all the support any producers could ask for. Now, we must go make them proud by producing something that is truly great.”
Director Michael Polish added, “Returning to my home state of Montana to direct a western for Dallas and Amanda, a rare breed of producers who I truly respect, had tremendous appeal.”
The plan as of now forTerror on the Prairieis for the movie to debut exclusively for Daily Wire members in spring 2022.White Knucklewill also start shooting in the first quarter of 2022. Word is thatThe Mandalorianhas also started production on season 3, but don’t expect for Cara Dune to return. This news comes to us fromDeadline.
