Yellowstone star Martin Sensmeier lands next lead movie role

Yellowstone star Martin Sensmeier has landed his next lead movie role in new Western thriller Cottonmouth.

The actor, who appeared in the Paramount+ show alongside spin-off 1883, will take on the role of a man who becomes a brutal enemy of his former friend due to a rivalry over a woman, before finding himself in prison (via Deadline).

Sensmeier will be joined in the movie by fellow 1883 stars Eric Nelsen and James Landry Hébert, as well as Hellboy's Ron Perlman, Mission: Impossible's Esai Morales, Chernobyl Diaries' Jonathan Sadowski, Peter Pan & Wendy's Alyssa Wapanatâhk and The Glorias' Kimberly Guerrero.

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Directed by Wild Game's Brock Harris, Cottonmouth follows friends Ed (Sensmeier) and Frank (Sadowski) who turn into enemies when a rivalry develops over a woman (Wapanatâhk) who is set to inherit a saloon.

A bounty hunter (Nelsen) makes Ed disappear, before he finds himself in a prison run by a cruel warden (Perlman), and Ed must learn the ways of an outlaw from a prison mate (Morales) in order to escape and get his revenge.

“Making a western in my home state is the ultimate blessing. With these legendary performers, we’re delivering a tall tale on sacred land," Harris said. “Revenge is a dish best served with a smoking gun.”

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Sensmeier played the recurring role of Martin in Yellowstone season 2, and appeared separately in spin-off 1883 as the character of Sam.

Yellowstone is currently in its fifth and final season, which came after it emerged that lead star Kevin Costner was departing the show.

Cottonmouth is currently in production, with a release date yet to be confirmed. Yellowstone airs on Paramount+.

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