Cole Hauser is eyeing a return to the big screen with the action thriller Pale Horse.
According to Deadline, Hauser’s American Outlaw Entertainment is partnering with Constantin Film on the action thriller, which is based on the New York Times bestselling true-crime memoir Code Name: Pale Horse by the now-retired FBI undercover agent Scott Payne and Michelle Shephard. Randall Batinkoff is adapting the memoir for the big screen.
Pale Horse tells the story of how Payne embedded deep within the country’s most violent subcultures — including his high-stakes infiltration of the neo-Nazi white supremacist group The Base in Georgia, as well as Operation Roadkill, a harrowing two-year assignment where Payne successfully infiltrated the ruthless Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Massachusetts. The memoir details how he navigated a treacherous world of criminal enterprise, intense rivalries and constant suspicion while pushing his mind, body, marriage and faith to the absolute limit.
Pale Horse is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Hauser, who appeared quite frequently on the big screen during the 2000s. Some of his more notable film roles from that decade include William J. Johns in Pitch Black and Carter Verone in 2 Fast 2 Furious. However, since 2018, Hauser has been known for his role as Rip Wheeler in Yellowstone and its sequel spinoff, Dutton Ranch.
Hauser will produce Pale Horse, alongside Batinkoff and Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer. Payne and Constantin Film’s Oliver Berben are attached as executive producers.
“Code Name: Pale Horse is a revealing, terrifying and unbelievable true story of a single man who jeopardized everything to subvert one of the most dangerous neo-Nazi groups in the U.S. Dubbed ‘the Hillbilly Donnie Brasco,’ Scott Payne’s tough-as-nails account follows the triumphs, the setbacks and all of the moving parts of undercover operations. He’s truly an authentic hero and we cannot wait to bring this exciting and urgent story to life,” said Kulzer in a statement.
Added Hauser:
“These are the type of stories that I am drawn to as a producer and as an actor. Scott Payne is a real-life hero, with the kind of moxie and edge you would need to risk your life to fight evil. I am looking forward to producing this movie and getting a chance to bring him and his story to life on the screen.”
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