From director Scott Teems, the dramatic thriller The Quarry follows a drifter (Shea Whigham) who, after killing a traveling preacher, decides to take his place at the local church, where he catches the attention of the small town police chief (Michael Shannon). Unsure what to make of The Man, Chief Moore is equal parts curious and suspicious, suspecting foul play that leads him to dig deeper. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Shea Whigham talked about his ongoing career history working with co-star Michael Shannon, having chemistry that just clicks, what it was like to …

From director Scott Teems, the dramatic thriller The Quarry follows a drifter (Shea Whigham) who, after killing a traveling preacher, decides to take his place at the local church, where he catches the attention of the small town police chief (Michael Shannon). Unsure what to make of The Man, Chief Moore is equal parts curious and suspicious, suspecting foul play. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Michael Shannon talked about his ongoing career history working with co-star Shea Whigham, what brought him to The Quarry, how he approached this character, developing their adversarial dynamic, and …

The biggest issue with Scott Teems' new drama The Quarry is that the story feels truncated. Sometimes knowing a story will be resolved adds dramatic stakes and the storyteller only has a limited time to payoff the narrative. But in the case of The Quarry, it feels like Teems is at a starting point with an obvious conclusion rather than the start of a bigger narrative that better accommodates the themes he wishes to explore. Instead, The Quarry feels like a simple morality play about the impossibility of building penance on top of sin. The performances from lead actors Shea …

There are exactly two (2) men whom I would love to see face off against each other in a dark, Southern, neo-noir-tinged crime drama where identities are hidden, moralities are gray, and betrayals are often. Their names are: Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon. And wouldn't you know it, The Quarry stars the two of them in a Southern, neo-noir tinged crime drama where they do all those things I said! The trailer and release date are below, if this scratches your particular itch, too. [caption id="attachment_880829" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via Lionsgate[/caption] Whigham …