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Alexander Nevsky returns as Ivan Turchin in Rio Bravo’s The Last Heroes, now filming in California.
The new action western The Last Heroes of Rio Bravo is currently in production in California. The film stars Alexander Nevsky reprising his role as Ivan Turchin, the mysterious gun-turned-sheriff in the next installment of the Rio Bravo saga, Gunfight at Rio Bravo and Taken from Rio Bravo.
Nevsky, who previously directed the action thriller Black Rose, starring himself and Kristana Loken, returns to the director’s chair for Rio Bravo’s The Last Heroes, from a script by Craig Hamman.
The western focuses on a reluctant sheriff (Nevsky) who is forced to take on a ruthless outlaw gang holding a small town hostage. Starring Lorenzo Lamas, Nick Bailey, Olivier Gruner, James Chalk and Tatiana Neva.
The film is produced by Nevsky for Hollywood Storm and Bailey for Bishop Road Productions. Stefan Colson, Sam Wilkerson and Corey Brown are executive producers for BoatShoes Entertainment.
“The Last Heroes of Rio Bravo brings the trilogy to an epic conclusion, with bigger action sequences and higher stakes for our hero,” Nevsky said.
Prestige International Pictures, a Los Angeles-based film sales, financing and production company, will present The Last Heroes of Rio Bravo at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM). A worldwide release is planned for 2027.
From the author: Rio Bravo is credited as the first modern Western world created by Neville. The franchise began in 2023 with Gunfight in Rio Bravo, which established the universe of the series and brought the classic Western into a modern setting.
Taken from Rio Bravo expanded the universe in 2024 with Taken from Rio Bravo, followed by 2025’s Gold of Rio Bravo: Sheriff Kelly’s Story, the first chapter to center one of the franchise’s characters.
Three films in three years show Nevsky building a connected universe rather than a one-off, and the series now has recurring settings and a growing cast of characters.
