In the first scene of the latest Taylor Sheridan Drama series "Landman", Tommy Norris sits in an empty hangar with a bag over her head. We do not see his face and we only hear his voice. At that moment, he is trying to talk to be killed by a member of the Mexican cartel. Of course, we know that Tommy plays the veteran actor Billy Bob Thornton, but even before we look at his solid vision, we feel (through his voice) that this role-alcoholic, a smoking chain and a non-BS-Landman-was adapted to him. It seems that Thornton has suddenly changed his careers and has decided to drive his last years out in the hot heat of western Texas, to expose the harsh and fix the problems for the billionaire oil men leading the industry.

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Half of it is true. According to the interview That Thornton gave the Obsessions of the Daily Astver, Sheridan wrote the leading role specifically with him in mind before asking even the actor if he would be interested in playing. Because the two worked briefly on Western minisers "1883" Previously, the producer writer knew exactly how to shape the character to make the sound like Thornton.

So when Sheridan shared all this with the actor during a dinner in Vegas, Thornton was immediately intrigued by the show's part and the premise of the show and compared him to the classic Western drama of George Stevens, "giant": "Giant":

"You don't see the internal affairs of the oil business a lot in a movie or TV show. I love" giant ", the film was Rock Hudson, Jameses Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, so I thought it had the potential to be ... Then, when I read it, that's how, yes, it's kind of "giant", only more dangerous and more dangerous. "

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Thornton loved Stevens' similarity so much that he said to play Norris before reading the script. Although "Landman" can take over the "giant" in certain aspects, the film is definitely a product of the past with its own unique dynamics and differences. The post follows after the well-right family of Texas Ronger Jordandan "Taurus" Benedict (Rock Hudson), his newly discovered Loveubov and wife, Leslie Linton (Elizabeth Taylor) and the young Ranch, Etet Ring (Jamesesi Dean). It has been spreading over several decades, "giant" engages in complicated family relationships, ranking, oil business, turbulent LOVEBOOK, and complex legacy that can leave behind.

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In 1957, the giant was nominated for 10 awards at the Academy, but only Stevens had a chance to lift the gold trophy he received for the best director. The movie was too The lead role of the last feature of the Jamesesi Dean (He was also nominated for an Oscar), but because of his tragic, untimely death in 1955, he never saw the film released. Regardless of how many awards he won, the giant received one of the biggest honors in 2005 from the Congress Library to be preserved in the National Register of Films for its "Cultural, Historical and Aesthetic Significance".