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‘Ghosts’ Star Officially Returns in First Trailer for New ‘Landman’ Replacement
Matt Walsh stars in the first trailer for *Williston*, an indie thriller about three oil company representatives trying to secure drilling rights in rural North Dakota. The film centres on a tense negotiation over land that could hold a major oil deposit, and offers a new drama role for the *Ghosts* actor.
Walsh plays veteran negotiator Larry, joined by Tom, a recent company hire played by Jonathan Lipnicki, and Barb, played by Geneva Carr. They must persuade Indian Jim, whose past dealings with oil companies have ended in rejection, to sell rights to land above an aquifer. Written and directed by Adam Seidel and filmed in Oklahoma, *Williston* is set to premiere at the Coronado Island Film Festival on November 8; its cast also includes several Indigenous actors.
In short
- Matt Walsh leads the oil industry thriller *Williston*.
- Three company representatives pursue rights to potentially oil-rich land.
- The film premieres on November 8 in California.
Explained simply
Oil companies need permission from landowners to drill, and those talks can be difficult when a proposed site may contain valuable oil. In rural North Dakota, the prospect of drilling also raises questions about land use and the aquifer beneath the property, an underground source of water.
In Williston, company negotiators Larry, Tom and Barb try to persuade Indian Jim to grant drilling rights. Jim has dealt with oil companies before and turned them down, while the representatives have different levels of experience. The film’s negotiations bring together competing interests over who controls the land and how it might be used.
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