Best news is the person in charge of finding the location site to build the "western town" has contacted myself to help find a suitable location ... woohoo .. I'm so excited to be able to help.
Posted from BCLocalNews.com
The Canadian man who recently directed and starred in an epic Canadian war movie is shooting his next project right here in the South Okanagan, but this time, he'll be playing an American.
Paul Gross, known for his roles in Passchendaele and Due South, will head to the Osoyoos in early May to begin production on Gunless, a western-themed comedy.
Gross was tapped to play "the Montana Kid" in the film, which will revolve around the character - an American cowboy - waking up in a Canadian town. That town won't be identified as Osoyoos or even a B.C. location, but it hinges on the differences between the two countries and their inhabitants, producer Niv Fichman told the Calgary Herald last week. Canada's relatively mild demeanor will also be in the satirical movie's crosshairs, he said.
The film's producers said they wanted to shoot in the Osoyoos area because it offers the unique topography they were after.
Gunless will be made on a modest $10 million budget, with help from Canada's Telefilm. It will be released in spring 2010.
Gross may also be remembered from his directorial debut, the 2002 flick Men With Brooms - a comedic take on the sport of curling that broke Canadian box office records
