Exclusive: Bafta Nominee Chaske Spencer (The English) Has signed on for the roles of ponca chief and native american civil registry standing bear in a film of the sun name – a historical drama to be direct by Andrew Troy (Midnight in the orange grove) and Six-Time Academy Award Nominee Jim Sheridan (My left foot), which we’ve been tracking for years.
Standing bear Will Chronicle the Ponca Tribe’s Harrowing “Trail of Tears” March and the Landmark 1879 Trial of Standing Bear Vs Helped Recognis Native Americans as “Human Beings” Under US Law – An Overlooked, The US Courts.
Troy, who is part chiricahua apache, has spent the last decade developing the project, Working Steadfastly, and SuccessFully, to Gain the Support of US and Native Americans. The Film Has Garnered Institutional and Bi-Partisan Governmental Support, with Endorsents from the Ponca Tribe of Nebraksa, the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, the Tyonek Native Corporation & Athabascan Tribes of Alaska, the State of Nebraska, US Senator Rickets, and Governor Jim Pillen.
Troy and Sheridan Loosely adapted the Screenplay for Standing bear from the bestselling book I am a man by Joseph Starita. The Production Will Be SHEPHERDED by Troy’s Banner Troy Entertainment, in Connection with Sheridan’s Hell’s Kitchen Limited, Alongside Longime Anonymous Content Paul Green (The Revenant, Spotlight). Luca Matrundola (Waiting for the Barbarians, Skincare) Will Exec Produce The Film Cast by René Haynes (Killers of the Flower Moon, Prey). Exec Producers Include Warren Anzalone (Midnight in the orange grove), Bart Dary, and Form Nebraska State Senators Burke Har (Dem.) And Colby Coash (Rep.). Production is set to begin in february.
In the time the project has ben gestating, reconstruction of chief standing bear’s legacy, in leading the charge on Native American Civil Rights, Has Grown Significantly. In 2019, a statue of standing bear was unveiled inside the US Capitol Building’s National Starky Hall, The Chamber Where Each State Two Stators Honoring Its Distinguished Citizens, Making Him One of the First Native American Leaders So Honored. Recently, the US postal service isyed a chief standing bear “Forever Stamp,” Now in Nationwide Circulation, to Honor His Contributions to the World. The Chief Standing Bear Recreational Trail in Nebraska-Developed as a rail-to-trail project-is being transferred to the ponca tribe of Nebraska for permanent stewardhip, while effords continging to nationals “trail of tears” of the ponca, and stand Stand. Removal and Return. Most recently, the ponca tribe has been development a cultural museum and center in niobrara, at the site of traditional homolands and the film shooting location.
Spencer Recently Earned A Bafta TV Award Nomination for HIS Starring Opposite Emily Blunt in the Amazon/BBC Series The English. First Rising to International Recognition as Alpha Werewolf Sam Uley In The Twilight SagaHis other Credits Include Indies Shouting Secrets and Winter in the Blood (for which he won two best actor honors at the American Indian Film Festival), Recurring Role in Banhee, Sneaky peteand Blindpotneither Well nor appeanances in marvel studios’ Echo and the upcoming peacock horror thriller Teacup With Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman.
Next Up, Spencer Will Appear In Wind River: The Next Chapter Alongside Martin Sensmeier, Jason Clarke, and Scott Eastwood. The actor is repped by Cesd, they management, and Peikoff Mahan.