# ‘Ghosts’ Star Officially Returns in First Trailer for New ‘Landman’ Replacement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ghosts-star-officially-returns-in-first-trailer-for-new-landman-replacement/
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:54:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/williston-trailer-matt-walsh-jonathan-lipnicki/
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Companies, Entertainment, Film, Paranormal, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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