Here’s the first look at Metallica’s James Hetfield in new Western thriller ‘The Thicket’

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Metallica fans have been given a first look at James Hetfield in new thriller The Thicket – check it out below.

The new film will see the metal legend star alongside Game Of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage and Yellowjackets star Juliette Lewis in what is described as a “Western thriller”.

Hetfield has dabbled in acting previously, playing Officer Bob Hayward in Netflix’s Ted Bundy drama, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile, and voicing characters in Dave The Barbarian and Skylanders Academy.

In the new film, Hetfield seems to be playing a sheriff, which is an adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s book of the same name. The name and exact role of Hetfield’s character has yet to be confirmed, but the new first look glimpse would suggest he’s in charge of a town’s law enforcement.

Check out the first look images here:

first look at The Thicket – a Tubi film starring peter dinklage & juliette lewis

Posted by Tubi on Thursday, June 27, 2024

The story will follow the abduction of a girl by a killer named Cut Throat Bill (played by Lewis). The girl’s brother then hires bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Dinklage) to find her, with Jones amassing a new crew of misfits – including characters played by Leon Hawke and Esmé Creed-Miles – along the way.

Hetfield is yet to comment on the movie, but Dinklage told Deadline previously: “I’m so very excited to bring Joe Lansdale’s riveting story to the screen. A journey into the heart of darkness to find love and return it to its rightful place.”

Filming took place in Calgary, Canada, last year with Nightingale’s Elliot Lester directing. The film is slated for release this September.

In other news, Hetfield and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford were seen enjoying a recent Turnstile festival set.

Both metal legends were filmed side stage at Norway’s Tons Of Rock Festival, where Metallica headlined on June 26, and Judas Priest on June 28. Nova TwinsTool and Parkway Drive were among the other performers at the festival.

Both have been vocal proponents of newer artists in metal, throwing support behind the likes of Ghost and Sleep Token. They’re also no stranger to sharing a viral moment, given similar footage of Hetfield watching Judas Priest at Power Trip festival took social media by storm last year.

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Macklemore accidentally invites a woman wanted by police on stage in Slovakia

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Macklemore unknowingly invited a fugitive onstage during a festival appearance in Slovakia last week.

The rapper was performing at Lovestream in Bratislava last Saturday (August 17) when he invited a fan on stage to sing with him. But, unbeknownst to him, she has been evading police capture.

After the performance, the woman reportedly “boasted” about the experience on social media, which garnered the attention of the police.

Facebook post on the official Polícia Slovenskej Republiky page described the “curious situation”.

“During the performance of one of the foreign interpreters, one of the audience was also selected to the stage, who sang with [Macklemore] and apparently enjoyed the joint performance with her idol,” the translated post read.

SLOVENKA VO VYTRŽENÍ ZO SPOLOČNÉHO SÓLA S MACKLEMOROM ZABUDLA, ŽE JE V PÁTRANÍ: POLICAJTI POČKALI KÝM DOSPIEVA A ZOBRALI…

Posted by Polícia Slovenskej republiky on Monday, August 19, 2024

“The woman immortalized this experience and boasted it on a social network, which did not escape the attention of an observant citizen, who at the same time follows the site of the MV SR. He recognized the woman and found out that he had just seen her on the above-mentioned website and informed the police immediately.”

It reads that the police waited until the woman on the stage was correctly identified as the “24-year-old woman from Bratislava” who was actively avoiding an imprisonment sentence. “The woman was subsequently escorted to the premises of the institution for imprisonment,” the post concludes.

The police force didn’t reveal why the woman was wanted, but Plus 7, a Slovakian publication, is reporting that it was allegedly in connection to an unpaid €800 fine from an incident in 2019.

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Macklemore performs live in 2022. CREDIT: FridaNaomi Rahim/WireImage

Meanwhile, Macklemore was one of many celebrities who recently signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire. He joins Dua LipaKiller Mike, and Michael Stipe for “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.”

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He previously delivered a rousing speech at a pro-Palestine rally calling the conflict a “genocide”. The rapper also released a song in aid victims of the conflict, which Tom Morello called “the most Rage Against The Machine song since Rage Against The Machine”.

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