Watch Tom Waits in the Trailer for Martin McDonagh's New Film Wild Horse Nine

"Set in the 1970s, Wild Horse Nine follows two CIA agents (Malkovich and Rockwell) who plan to overthrow the Chilean government and travel to Easter Island as part of their mission, ultimately testing their trust and loyalty. Waits plays Malkovich's brother in the film, McDonagh told Vanity Fair, adding, "As soon as Tom pops up on screen, there's something iconic and mesmerizing about him.""

"This is the second time McDonagh has cast Waits in one of his movies, the first flick being 2012's Seven Psychopaths. Since then, Waits has acted in a number of independent and auteur movies, including the Coen brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, David Lowery's The Old Man and the Gun, and Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza."

"Waits' last album dropped back in 2011 - the same year he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Music has been sparse from the gravely singer-songwriter ever since then, be it a Blind Willie Johnson cover or his 2018 Marc Ribot collaboration "Bella Ciao." However, he was just recently confirmed for the Shane MacGowan tribute album; that song will be Waits' first new studio recording in eight years."

Tom Waits has prioritized acting over music for the past 15 years, with his last album released in 2011. He stars in Martin McDonagh's new film Wild Horse Nine, set in the 1970s and following two CIA agents planning to overthrow the Chilean government on Easter Island. Waits plays John Malkovich's brother in the film, which releases November 6. This is McDonagh's second time casting Waits, following Seven Psychopaths. Since then, Waits has appeared in films by the Coen Brothers, David Lowery, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Jim Jarmusch. His musical output has been minimal, though he recently contributed to a Shane MacGowan tribute album.

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