Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
For the longest time, Taylor Sheridan was in a state of deep hibernation, scraping out a living as an actor when his real talents lay elsewhere. After 20 years of his acting career essentially made him feel creatively suffocated, Sheridan took to the page and began to weave together stories of profound value to the industry as well as the audience.
FromWind RivertoYellowstone, there is very little that intimidates Taylor Sheridan. Despite having no schooling on that front nor any agent or coaching, the actor-turned-filmmaker quickly established himself as a celebrated, in-demand, and award-winning screenwriter. And it wasSicariothat began it all.
Taylor Sheridan established himself withSicario
In 2014, a weird turn of events ended up elevating an actor down and out of his luck to a level that was more his style. AfterSons of Anarchy,Taylor Sheridanrose to prominence in Hollywood by quitting the job that paid him no importance to writing scripts that studio execs would kill each other over.
With no job or any certainty about his future, Sheridan penned the story ofSicarioarmed only with an intimate knowledge of the world around him. When interviewed byUproxxafter the success of the film, the writer revealed the details of how this story eventually took shape on paper.
The ‘Yellowstone’ Controversy That Knocked Taylor Sheridan off His High Pedestal Before Kevin Costner Feud
In the interview, Sheridan revealed:
I’m a bit of a history buff and a bit serious about world affairs and it was the height of the Mexican drug war, but people weren’t really talking about it. The atrocities that I was reading about were not really being discussed, which was fascinating because Mexico’s our closest cultural neighbor, it’s our physical neighbor, and we’re the ones buying all this crap. It exists as a result of us. We drive the demand.
While the cross-border drug war continues to haunt the US and Mexico today, Sicario helped shine a more direct and brighter light on it than any other film before it. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Sicario went on to have a profound impact on the industry as studios realized that mature, violent, female-led, and morally ambiguous films too have a market of their own.
The film earned $84 million in worldwide earnings against a budget of $30 million (viaThe Numbers) and currently stands at 92% onRotten Tomatoes.
Taylor Sheridan reclaimed his own fate in Hollywood
The tale of how a beat-down actor turned his luck around to becomeone of the greatest screenwriters currently working in Hollywoodis quite famous. Countless articles have been published about how the producers ofSons of Anarchymessed up by killing his character off after Sheridan asked for a bigger role and a bigger paycheck.
It made for a nice story filled with vindication and a moral at the end. Sheridan realized it too, as he then used his stowed-away talent with a vengeance in the years that followed. After the success ofSicario, a force had been unleashed within Sheridan as he worked nearly non-stop to make up for the years that were lost.
Taylor Sheridan Might’ve Ignored a Giant Truth About Ranching in ‘Yellowstone’ to Make His Cowboys the Real Heroes
Every Sheridan project since 2015 has been a major success.Hell or High Water,Wind River,Yellowstone, its prequels –1883and1923,Mayor of Kingstown,Tulsa King,Special Ops: Lioness, andLandmanhave all been received with widespread praise and critical acclaim. Sheridan continues to pursue his calling and write stories while each one gets adapted to the screen.
Sicariois available to stream on MGM+.
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
Articles Published :2409
Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
More from Diya Majumdar
The Darkest Star Wars Movie Is Proof Robert Pattinson’s Batman Can Work in James Gunn’s DCU
Kevin Hart Is Trading Dwayne Johnson for Another WWE Star in New Netflix Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein First Look Photos Decoded: Is it the Darkest Netflix Film Yet?
Recommended
Ne Zha Ending Explained: How The Major Deaths Set Up Ne Zha 2?
When Is Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black: Season 2 Releasing?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day – How the 2008 Comic Arc Could Shape Tom Holland’s Next Movie
One Piece: Why Luffy’s Final Fight Will Break Shonen (& It Won’t Be Against Imu or Blackbeard)
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 10 Episode 9: Release Date and What to Expect
SicarioTaylor Sheridan
