“It’s cheap and it’s ranch country,” Duvall said of reasons for shooting in Southern Alberta.
The two-part mini-series Daughters of Joy, is set to air on the AMC network next year. The project was a perfect opportunity for Duvall to take a trip up north for the first time since working on 'Open Range', also shot in the area.
“I like the sight of the mountains,” he said.
Duvall goes on to talk about details in western films:
“You always see guys wearing double holsters on their horses in the movies, but that’s not what they did because it was too much weight,” he said.
“So now I wait until there’s a jeopardy situation to put it on.”
Duvall has enlisted area ranchers, The Bews family, to work as wranglers on the movie, and has learned a thing or two from them as well.
“When you play a cowboy you don’t slouch, you sit elegantly, but in a relaxed way,” he said.
He also pokes fun at his own words regarding Canadian talent:
As executive producer and star of Daughters of Joy, Duvall has sought out several Canadian actors for roles in the film - something he might have hesitated to do in the past.
“I made a statement before that there were no good actors up here. I eat my words,” he said.
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Update: Daughters of Joy was the working title for what is now known as Broken Trail.
Photo credit: Chris Large - © 2003 Open Range Productions USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of imdb.com.
