Fonda in a scene from “3:10 to Yuma”.
Peter Fonda, who has twice been nominated for an Academy Award becomes the second newest addition to the cast of Copperhead in the last week, joining Billy Campbell who replaced Jason Patric in the lead role of Abner Beech a few days ago. Fonda will be playing the character of Avery.
An enormously popular actor and the son of the legendary Henry Fonda, Peter has starred in various films such as Easy Rider and Ulee’s Gold, and appeared in a supporting role in the recent re-make of 3:10 to Yuma back in 2007. He has nearly 100 screen credits to his name and a large assortment of awards and nominations. This comes as a surprise and is very exciting!
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Excellent to hear, Greg! Big casting coup for the production.