Written and directed by Tanner Beard, the film ‘Once Upon a Time in Texas’ is based on real events. A man searching for his missing brother uncovers events that shaped the American western frontier and a brutal chain of betrayals, gunfights, and revealing the legend of hell’s gate Texas.
‘Once Upon a Time in Texas’ stars Lou Taylor Pucci (as Kelly H. Browning), Eric Balfour (as Will Edwards), Henry Thomas (as John St. Helens), Summer Glau (as Maggie Moon), Jenna Dewan (as Belle Starr), Clive Standen (as Isaac McKinnon), with Tanner Beard (as James McKinnon), Kevin Alejandro (as Sam Bass), Brendan Wayne (as John William Barkley), and James Lafferty (as Eigson Howard).
Producers of ‘Once Upon a Time in Texas’ include Noor Ahmed and Tanner Beard, with executive producer Suzanne Weinert. Production companies are Silver Sail Entertainment and Privateer Entertainment.
The film’s cinematography is by Nathanael Vorce, the music is by Jamie Christopherson, with editing by Justin Williams.
Watch the trailer below:
Strike Back Studios will release ‘Once Upon a Time in Texas’ in select Texas theaters on October 16, 2026, and it will next be available on digital and on demand on November 17, 2026.
For more details, visit the official website here.
Lou Taylor Pucci is most known for Evil Dead and Thumbsucker. Eric Balfour is most known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Six Feet Under. Henry Thomas is most known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and The Haunting of Hill House. Tanner Beard is most known for Landman and The Legend of Hell’s Gate: An American Conspiracy. Clive Standen is most known for Vikings and Taken.
