Emily Blunt is Going Bull Riding BRONCO BELLE

Emily Blunt is one of my favorite actresses working today, she’s a talented individual that has been able to pull off a lot of different roles in her career. One of my favorites was the character she played in Edge of Tomorrow. 

Now it looks like she’s going to be riding bulls! Screen Daily is reporting that the actress has been cast in a bull-riding drama called Bronco Belle. 

She will be playing a character named Raylene Jackson, described as “a stubborn but vulnerable and determined American woman with a chip on her shoulder who dreams of becoming a champion bull-rider.”

In the story she is supported by "an old-time trainer out to redeem himself and a hustler promoter," as she "battles through heartbreak, prejudice, broken dreams and bones to reach the top of the sport.”

The film comes from writer and director Khurram Longi, who talked about what inspired the story:

“We were driving down from New York and ended up in Texas where by chance we stumbled across the world of rodeo. I had never been to one before.

“We started to follow the rodeo trail and the world inspired me to write this script. During the writing I was influenced by films like Thelma and Louise and The Colour of Money.

“For me this is a female Rocky-on-a-bull type of film. I thought it was a great hook. After seeing Emily in Edge of Tomorrow I thought she would be perfect so had her in my mind as I was writing it.”

I’m really not into rodeos, but I do like these kinds of inspirational stories of triumph. On top of that, Blunt stars in the film, so you can count me in.