Cast a wide net across Paramount’s contemporary catalogue of television dramas, and you’re bound to catch one of Taylor Sheridan’s shows.
In the space of a decade, Sheridan has gone from relatively obscure character actor and screenwriter to the undisputed king of the modern neo-western, building an increasingly sprawling television empire around Yellowstone, Landman, Lioness, Tulsa King, and 1923.
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I remember a time when a Taylor Sheridan release was destined for the biggest screen imaginable, long before the Dutton Ranch became the epicentre for the contemporary family drama.
Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River established Sheridan as one of Hollywood’s most distinctive screenwriters long before television turned his particular brand of frontier nihilism into a sprawling empire of TV and Film.
Now, almost a decade after Sicario: Day of the Soldado, that cinematic world is finally stirring once more, with Deadline confirming that a third Sicario is officially moving forward with Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin all set to return to the roles that made the franchise one of the most acclaimed modern crime thrillers.
Padraic McKinley is at the helm, and Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight, busier than ever with the new era of Bond to contend with, has been confirmed to write the screenplay. So Sheridan’s precise role in the latest version is still something of a moving target throughout Hollywood, with a multi-project deal signed with Paramount for his seemingly never-ending television series.
But you can rest assured, his fingerprints remain all over the project: he wrote the first two films and created the characters and world from which this long-delayed trilogy has emerged.