Mark Feuersteinis a rabbi who’s coming after anti-Semitism with guns blazing in the new trailer forGuns & Moses.Neal McDonough,Christopher Lloyd, andDermot Mulroneyalso star in this neo-Western thriller. The film will be released exclusively in theaters on July 18.
As the trailer opens, Mo Zaltzman (Feuerstein,Royal Pains) is the rabbi of a synagogue in a remote desert community that’s about to be revitalized by a new solar power project spearheaded by businessman Alan Rosner (Mulroney,Anyone But You) with the full support of Mayor Donovan Kirk (McDonough,Tulsa King). However, the town’s happiness is shattered by a violent attack on the temple, which is seemingly perpetrated by a local neo-Nazi, Clay Gibbons (Jackson Dunn,Brightburn). Gibbons and his father Owen (Jake Busey,Stranger Things), maintain Clay’s innocence, while, with the encouragement of his wife (Alona Tal,Cross), Mo starts carrying a gun. But all is not as it seems, andas Rabbi Zaltzman starts digging into the case, it seems that there’s much more at play than a lone racist…and that someone doesn’t want him to find out the truth, culminating in a deadly shootout at a solar farm.
What Else Hits Theaters on July 21?
Sandwiched between superhero blockbustersSupermanandThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, July 18 offers a plethora of movies hitting the theaters, representing a wide range of genres. For animation fans,The Smurfsare headed back to the big screen; this time,Rihannawill voice Smurfette. For the horror hounds,Jennifer Love HewittandFreddie Prinze Jr.are back as a hook-handed killer menaces a new generation of teenagers inI Know What You Did Last Summer. For the art-house crowd,Ari Asterreturns withEddington, his sure-to-be-controversial pandemic satire starringPedro PascalandJoaquin Phoenix. July 18 also brings a pair of lower-profile releases in the form of the black comedy mysteryAtrabilious, withAlec Baldwin,Whoopi Goldberg, andJeffrey Wright, andSaint Clare, which starsBella Thorneas a teenage serial killer.
Guns & Moseswas directed bySalvador Litvak(When Do We Eat?), from a script by Litvak and his wife,Nina Davidovich Litvak. The film was inspired by the 2019 synagogue shooting at Chabad of Poway in California. Says Litvak, “This film is more than a story –it’s a conversation we need to be having. Every moment on set carried the weight of real lives at stake.”
Guns & Moseswill be released in theaters on July 18. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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