Taurus presents the life of a troubled musician as he seeks inspiration to record his next song. Colson Baker, who is known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), stars in the lead role as Cole. He is joined by several big names including Megan Fox, Ruby Rose and Maddie Hasson.
Tim Sutton is the writer, director and executive producer of the project with a short but extensive history in Hollywood. Sutton made his directorial debut with Pavilion in 2012, before working on Memphis, Dark nightand Donnybrook. This is Sutton’s second collaboration with Baker, after working together on The last son. Baker also serves as an executive producer on Taurus. The recently released trailer of RLJE Films can be found below.
The summary for Taurus reads: “A rising but troubled musician seeks the inspiration to record his next song and pushes himself deep into the void. A fictional work that explores fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry, Taurus is a soulful and universal cautionary tale.”
Taurus stars Scoot McNairy, Luis Da Silva Jr., Sara Silva, Siri Miller and Avery Tiiu Essex in addition to the main stars. The film is almost ready for release, arriving in theaters, on demand and digitally on November 18. The latest poster for Taurus is listed below.
Colson Baker wants to be taken seriously after that Taurus
Colson Baker is no stranger to the big screen, having starred in numerous feature films throughout his career. He is known for his work in A way, captivity, Project powerand The earth. Taurus will serve as another project with his fiance Megan Fox, as they have previously collaborated on Midnight at the Switchgrass alongside Bruce Willis.
The singer/actor addressed the audience at the Balboa Bay Resort earlier this year after appearing at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors hosted by Variety, and discussed the film. During his speech, he said that he wants to be taken seriously as an actor after Taurusbecause the project was very personal to him.
“This is my 14th or 15th movie, but this movie is very close to me. It’s about the last week a musician is alive, and he’s just trying to struggle between the good and the — just trying to find the good in himself. And that’s kind of how I feel, often… There are roles that I say I want or dream scripts that, when they come across, I think, ‘Oh, I’d love that’ and I’m often laughed at because the director doesn’t know who I am, or the studios don’t believe I can do it. But this is a step to show them I can do it.”
Fans can see how Baker handles arguably the biggest role of his career when Taurus will hit theaters and living rooms later next month, Nov. 18.