Laura Ramsey Nabs Lead Role In NBC's THE SIXTH GUN Adaptation
While it at one point seemed as if work on NBC's adaptation of The Sixth Gun had ground to a halt, the pilot episode has now found its leading actress in the form of The Ruins star Laura Ramsey. Read on for details!
Deadline reports that the Carlton Cuse produced pilot of The Sixth Gun has found a female lead in Laura Ramsey. The actress has previously been seen in the likes of Mad Men, My Generation and The Days. She will play a farmer's daughter named 'Becky Montcrief' and is the girl who finds the mysterious "Sixth Gun" (the premise of the comic book series is that there are six mythical guns, each with their own other-worldly powers, and this one is the most powerful). The site adds that, "Vile men, long thought dead, set their sights on retrieving the gun and killing Becky." W. Earl Brown, Graham McTavish and Aldis Hodge who also were cast in the pilot today.
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