Martin McDonagh Jokes About His Past – as a Hitman – and Calls ‘Wild Horse Nine’ His Most Political Film: ‘There’s Too Much Artistic Neutrality and Too Much Saying Nothing’

Sep 27, 2026 4:54am PT Martin McDonagh Jokes About His Past – as a Hitman – and Calls ‘Wild Horse Nine’ His Most Political Film: ‘There’s Too Much Artistic Neutrality and Too Much Saying Nothing’

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Courtesy of Jonas Wiemann for Zurich Film Festival

Martin McDonagh is taking a stand with “Wild Horse Nine.”

“This is probably my most political film. That’s why I find it very exciting to be releasing this monster into the world,” he said at the Zurich Film Festival.

“I feel like, in the modern day, there’s perhaps a little too much artistic neutrality, or too much saying nothing, not having an opinion or being apathetic. I’m excited to be doing the opposite with this one.”

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