Karen Gillan, John Travolta, Ethan Hawke, and Taissa Farmiga Join 'In A Valley of Violence'

One of the keys to the small-budget success of Blumhouse Productions, beyond just selecting genre films that are inexpensive and have wide appeal, is their penchant for perfect casting. We've seen the success they've had with Ethan Hawke on The Purge and Sinister, doing well enough that both have sequels on the way. And now as horror maven Ti West prepares his next film, In A Valley of Violence, Blumhouse is again turning to Hawke and another repeat castmember to fill out the cast.

Hawke is set to lead In A Valley of Violence and he'll be joined by Karen Gillan, who recently starred in Blumhouse horror, Oculus. Also coming aboard are John Travolta and Taissa Farmiga (The Bling Ring) in what is being described as a revenge Western. Hawke will play a drifter with nothing to lose by seeking revenge on the thugs who killed his friend. Farmiga and Gillan are sisters running the town hotel and help Hawke's character with his plan. Nothing on Travolta's character yet but we have to assume he's one of the villains, right?

West's latest film, The Sacrament, opens in June which is when In A Valley of Violence begins shooting. Gillan will be seen next in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as Nebula. [Deadline]

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Ethan Hawke and John Travolta Join Ti West's ''In a Valley of Violence'

When was the last time John Travolta starred in a horror? Was it Carrie way back in 1976? Whenever it was, it's not a genre we typically see him in, while Ethan Hawke has become a veteran after starring in Sinister and The Purge. Now the two will team up to star in the next film from horror director, Ti West.

Travolta and Hawke will lead In a Valley of Violence, a revenge Western which West will write and direct. Plot details are being kept under wraps but it will be set in the 1980s. Blumhouse Pictures, the studio behind Paranormal Activity and Hawke's aforementioned hits is on board for this one, and it's kind of cool to have Travolta in the fold. It'll be a good way for him to get beyond the whole "Adele Dazeem" thing.

This is a change of pace for West, who last directed The Sacrament, a horror opening in May and starring Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, and AJ Bowen.[THR]

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