Stephen Lang Signs to Star in Uli Edel's Modern-Day Western The Mercy Rider

Stephen Lang has signed to star in The Mercy Rider, a modern-day Western thriller directed by Uli Edel, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Lang plays Joe McCabe, a former soldier and reclusive Texas rancher who fights immigration authorities after they detain a local father. Richard Julian wrote the script. The production is set to shoot in Mexico.