Clint Eastwood dons a cowboy hat in the first trailer for 'Cry Macho'

Watch: Clint Eastwood in the first trailer for Cry Macho

Clint Eastwood goes back to his western roots donning a cowboy hat in the first trailer for his upcoming film Cry Macho.

The 91-year-old filmmaker, who shot to fame in iconic cowboy show Rawhide before starring in A Fistful of Dollars and many other films in the genre, stars in and directs the film which sees him playing Mike Milo, a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder.

Set in 1979, it sees Milo taking a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home from Mexico. The unlikely pair face an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own sense of redemption.

He stars opposite Eduardo Minett in his feature film debut as the young boy, Rafo. It's based on the 1975 novel of the same name by N. Richard Nash, who adapted the story for the screen with Nick Schenk.

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The novel began life as a screenplay in the 1970s, but was turned into a book after being rejected by Hollywood studios. A film adaptation has been in development for decades with Arnold Schwarzenegger once attached to star before he became Governor of California.

Eastwood had also considered making the film in 1988, but decided to make Dirty Harry sequel The Dead Pool instead.

Production took place in New Mexico in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cry Macho will be released nationwide on 12 November, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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