There’s something timeless about the Western that continues to draw the attention of audiences not just nationwide, but across the globe. While shows like Yellowstone have sparked interest in the modern West, sometimes a good, old-fashioned horse opera is in order. Flint is one such motion picture. Collider is thrilled to bring you an exclusive first look at the official trailer for this long-anticipated feature, headlined by television heartthrob Josh Holloway — it’s about to transport us right back to the Old West. Years after Holloway’s sudden and shocking death on Yellowstone, the star returns to Paradise Valley, Montana, for this action-packed period drama that will have you itching for the next big-screen Western.
Flint is slated to premiere at the Regal Green Hills in Nashville on September 25 in conjunction with the Nashville Film Festival. This trailer offers only a small taste of the Western thrills to come. Not only is Holloway’s titular gun-toting hero front and center, but so is the sweeping landscape of Montana. Whether you love Yellowstone and its contemporaries or you’re anxious to see Holloway sporting a cowboy hat, Flint — written and directed by Ryan Whitaker (Surprised by Oxford, The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin) based on the popular Western novel of the same name by Louis L’Amour — is the real deal that evokes the feeling of more traditional horse operas if made in the 21st century.
In an exclusive statement to Collider, Holloway shared the following:
“As a diehard Louis L’Amour fan, it was a true honor to step into the shoes of this iconic character. Partnering with Ryan to bring this story to life on the big screen was the culmination of a nearly 20-year journey for me. I believe we made something special, and I could not be more excited to share this film with the Nashville Film Festival audience in September.”
As the first L’Amour adaptation in decades, fans of the book will be taken by this innovative take on the iconic source material that goes a little beyond the pages themselves. Whitaker and Holloway will be in attendance at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, joined by Charles Esten, Ken Carpenter (producer), Beau L’Amour (producer), Mark Pentecost (executive producer), and other cast members to be announced.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
What Is ‘Flint’ About?
Although Flint is one of Louis L’Amour’s most popular (not to mention best) novels, there are plenty of folks out there who likely have no clue as to what this Western tale is about. While we don’t want to spoil it for you — though, the book has been in print for over 65 years — we have some further insight into what this long-anticipated film adaptation has to offer. The official synopsis for Flint reads as follows:
“James Kettleman returns to the Montana frontier he once fled, taking the name of the notorious killer who raised him. In the crosshairs of a range war involving a female rancher, he is forced to decide what his ultimate legacy will be.”
Flint stars Josh Holloway (Lost) as Jim Flint/James Kettleman, Sarah Gadon (11.22.63) as Nancy Kennigan, Dianna Agron (Glee) as Lottie Kettleman, Max Martini (13 Hours) as Porter Baldwin, Mike Vogel (Childhood’s End) as Buck Dunn, Forrie J. Smith (Yellowstone) as Ed Glynn, Charles Esten (Nashville) as Flint, Bailey Chase (Longmire) as Barnes, and Nick Searcy (Justified) as Red Dolan, among others. Both Holloway and Beau L’Amour, the son of author Louis L’Amour, are listed among the film’s producers.
Check out the official trailer for Flint above and stay tuned to Collider for more updates on this upcoming Western release.
