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Wild Horse Nine is a black comedy thriller film written and directed by Martin McDonagh, set on Easter Island in September 1973 during the days of the Chilean military coup. The film stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey as CIA officers whose assignment on the island becomes increasingly tangled with personal history and unforeseen complications. The film will be released by Searchlight Pictures on November 6, 2026. InfinityTV's library of 150,000+ Movies & Series will carry Wild Horse Nine in 4K Ultra HD after its theatrical window.

What Is Wild Horse Nine?

Wild Horse Nine is a 2026 British black comedy film written and directed by Martin McDonagh — the playwright and filmmaker behind In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). McDonagh is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working in English-language cinema, with five Academy Award nominations across his career including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay nominations for Three Billboards and The Banshees of Inisherin.

Wild Horse Nine is his most historically grounded film to date. Set in September 1973 on Easter Island, during the days immediately surrounding the military coup against Chilean President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973 — one of the most significant events in 20th-century Latin American history — it places CIA officers at the periphery of an event their organisation had a significant hand in bringing about.

The Plot

Shortly before the 1973 coup, CIA officers Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. The island — known for its iconic moai stone statues, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 — is approximately 3,700 kilometres from mainland Chile and is one of the most remote inhabited islands on earth.

As the two longtime partners arrive and settle in, they begin to wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies. Chris forms an unexpected bond with a pair of rebellious local students, which threatens to complicate and unravel the carefully structured arrangement their bureau chief has sent them to maintain.

The dynamic between the experienced Chris and Lee — longtime CIA partners navigating both their assignment and their personal histories — is the film's emotional core, in the tradition of McDonagh's partnership dynamics from In Bruges (Ray and Ken) and The Banshees of Inisherin (Colm and Pádraic).

The Cast

• John Malkovich — one of the most distinctive actors of his generation, known for Being John Malkovich (1999), In the Line of Fire (1993), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and dozens of stage and film roles across four decades
• Sam Rockwell — Oscar winner for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), where he worked with McDonagh directly; also known for Moon (2009), Seven Psychopaths, and Jojo Rabbit (2019)
• Steve Buscemi — known for his collaborations with the Coen Brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski), Reservoir Dogs (1992), and Boardwalk Empire
• Tom Waits — musician and actor, known for Down by Law (1986), Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Mystery Men (1999)
• Parker Posey — indie cinema fixture, known for Party Girl (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Waiting for Guffman (1996), and Best in Show (2000)
• Mariana di Girolamo, Ailín Salas, Paola Giannini — playing members of the Easter Island community

Sam Rockwell's return to work with McDonagh, following their Oscar-winning collaboration on Three Billboards, is the most noted aspect of the casting.

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Martin McDonagh: Career and Context

Martin McDonagh (born 1970, London) is an Irish-British playwright and filmmaker. He is one of the few artists to have had major theatrical success and major Hollywood success within the same career. His plays — The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Pillowman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore — are performed internationally and have won multiple Olivier and Tony Awards.

His film career spans:

• In Bruges (2008): Black comedy about two hitmen hiding in Bruges, Belgium. Won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
• Seven Psychopaths (2012): Meta-thriller about screenwriting and violence. Stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson.
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017): Drama about grief, justice, and institutional failure in rural Missouri. Won four BAFTAs including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, and Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell won Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively.
• The Banshees of Inisherin (2022): Dark fable about the end of a friendship on an Irish island. Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Won Best Screenplay at Cannes 2022.

Wild Horse Nine represents McDonagh's most politically grounded premise — CIA officers on Easter Island during the 1973 coup is a historical and geopolitical setting more explicit than anything he has attempted before. It will be closely watched to see how his characteristic mix of darkly comic dialogue, moral ambiguity, and sudden violence translates to a Cold War thriller register.

The 1973 Chilean Coup: Historical Context

The setting of Wild Horse Nine requires brief historical context. Salvador Allende was elected President of Chile in September 1970 as the head of a Popular Unity coalition — the first democratically elected Marxist leader in South American history. His government undertook nationalisation of copper mines and other industries.

On September 11, 1973, a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet overthrew Allende's government with the support of the Chilean military. Allende died during the coup, with official investigations concluding suicide and some sources disputing this. A military dictatorship followed that lasted until 1990.

The CIA's role in the period leading up to the coup has been the subject of extensive historical research and declassified documents. The U.S. government, under the Nixon administration, was actively hostile to Allende's government from 1970 onward, and declassified materials confirm significant CIA activity in Chile during this period — including efforts to destabilise the government. The precise extent and form of U.S. involvement in the coup itself remains debated by historians.

McDonagh placing CIA officers on Easter Island during this moment — remote from Santiago but not from the agency's overall Chilean operation — creates a setting where the protagonists are simultaneously agents of a historical event and somehow peripheral to its immediate execution.

Sam Rockwell's Return to McDonagh

Sam Rockwell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) in one of the more debated Oscar results of recent years — playing a racist police officer whose arc in the film involves a form of moral redemption that critics and audiences argued over extensively. The performance itself was universally praised.

The McDonagh-Rockwell collaboration is one of the more creatively interesting partnerships in contemporary Hollywood: McDonagh's dialogue, with its rhythmic precision, profanity, and dark comedy, appears to suit Rockwell's physical and vocal style. Wild Horse Nine pairs Rockwell with John Malkovich — creating a double-act between two of the most precise and idiosyncratic character performers of their generation.

InfinityTV's 22,000+ live TV channels include film review and entertainment channels that have covered the Wild Horse Nine first look and trailer releases, building anticipation for the November 2026 theatrical opening.

Is Wild Horse Nine Martin McDonagh's Most Ambitious Film?

Wild Horse Nine is certainly his most historically grounded film — setting CIA officers on Easter Island during the 1973 Chilean coup is a more explicitly political premise than anything in his previous work. His earlier films (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards, The Banshees of Inisherin) have political and social dimensions but do not engage directly with documented historical events and named geopolitical actors. The casting is also his most ensemble-heavy to date: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey simultaneously represent an extraordinary concentration of distinctive screen presences. Whether that makes Wild Horse Nine his most ambitious film depends on how you measure ambition — but the combination of historical setting, five-star ensemble, and a story rooted in one of the most significant geopolitical events of the Cold War places it in a distinct category from his previous work.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wild Horse Nine about? Wild Horse Nine is set on Easter Island in September 1973, during the days surrounding the Chilean military coup. CIA officers Chris (Sam Rockwell) and Lee (John Malkovich) are dispatched from Santiago by their bureau chief MJ. As they contend with their dark pasts and current conspiracies, Chris forms a bond with local students that threatens to send their mission sideways. The film is a black comedy thriller in the style of director Martin McDonagh's earlier work.

Who directs Wild Horse Nine and when does it release? Wild Horse Nine is written and directed by Martin McDonagh, the filmmaker behind Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). It will be released by Searchlight Pictures on November 6, 2026.

Who stars in Wild Horse Nine? Wild Horse Nine stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey as CIA officers. The cast also includes Mariana di Girolamo, Ailín Salas, and Paola Giannini. Sam Rockwell previously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

Where can I stream Wild Horse Nine online in 4K? Wild Horse Nine will be available for streaming after its theatrical window closes following the November 6, 2026 theatrical release. InfinityTV's library of 150,000+ Movies & Series will carry it in 4K when the streaming window opens. Subscribe to watch on InfinityTV and search for Wild Horse Nine in the on-demand section.

What is the historical setting of Wild Horse Nine? Wild Horse Nine is set on Easter Island during September 1973, the month of the CIA-backed military coup that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973. Easter Island is a Chilean territory approximately 3,700 kilometres from the mainland, known for its iconic moai stone statues. The CIA's role in Chile during the Allende government is documented in declassified U.S. government materials.