Armie Hammer returns to acting with the western film Frontier Crucible

Armie Hammer is returning to the big screen after his Hollywood career collapsed around him due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.

Hammer will be the protagonist Frontier cruciblea period western from director Travis Mills and producer Dallas Sonnier.

“I built a career producing male independent films, like Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged across the concrete, Muzzled AND The stall at Sparrow Creek and has worked with legendary actors including Kurt Russell, Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson, Jason Sudeikis, Guy Pearce, Aaron Eckhart, Don Johnson, Stephen Lang, James Badge Dale, Steve Austin and others. And now I'm excited to work with Armie Hammer Frontier crucible”, Sonnier he told the Hollywood Reporter in a statement Wednesday.

Hammer teased his return to the big screen on his Instagram page with photos of himself on the Frontier crucible set and a first page of the film's script on the ground. His return to the world of cinema follows the great-grandson of oil tycoon Armand Hammer who becomes a Hollywood actor, but personal problems force him into exile.

Hammer's downfall was triggered by snippets of sexual text messages with various women that surfaced in early 2021. That same year, a woman named Effie accused him of raping her in 2017. Two other women later became forward and accused Hammer of subjecting them to emotional abuse. so severe that it led them to seek treatment for PTSD.

Hammer countered that the relationships were all consensual sadomasochistic arrangements, but admitted to being emotionally abusive towards women. Following an investigation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney declined to indict Hammer in 2023, citing insufficient evidence.

As he returns to acting, Frontier cruciblestarring Thomas Jane, centers on a former soldier who reluctantly teams up with outlaws, a woman and her wounded spouse as they cross the dangerous Arizona frontier in the 1870s. Together, they battle harsh elements and hostile forces in a desperate bid for survival.

It is not known what role Hammer will have in the western which also stars Myles Clohessy, Zane Holtz, Mary Stickley and Eddie Spears. Sonnier is producing the independent film which will shoot in Arizona in November via his Bonfire Legend banner.

Hammer's Return includes a podcast, The Armie HammerTime Podcastpresented earlier this week.

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