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Halfway to Amarillo is a meta-Western comedy where the protagonist's characters come to life, causing chaos in his life. The film is directed by Burt Binder, known for his work as a producer, and making his directorial debut. The film has received positive reception, winning "Best Independent Feature" at the Ifs Los Angeles Film Festival.

What happens when characters you’ve created come to life? That is the question posed by the upcoming meta-Western comedy, Halfway to Amarillo, for which a new trailer has now been released. Coming courtesy of Rapid Trailer, Halfway to Amarillo follows writer Michael Coleman, who gets stuck while writing his second novel, a Western, when the two main characters leap off the page and wreak havoc on his life, forcing him to reevaluate his priorities. Check out the trailer for Halfway to Amarillo below.

"Michael Coleman is working on a novel that will make or break his career.

Gravitas Ventures has picked up “Halfway to Amarillo,” a neo-western kind of comedy which is set for distribution this November. Written and directed by Burt Binder, “Amarillo” follows an author who, in a bout of writer’s block, finds that his fictional characters have leapt straight off the pages of his novel and are running amok through Los Angeles.

The film stars Peter Giles (“Portlandia”), Luke Jones (“FBI: Most Wanted”), Lindsey G. Smith (“Happy Death Day”) and Binder. According to the film’s official synopsis, “The story centers around writer Michael Coleman who comes down with writer’s block when at his lowest point, the main character from his novel, an outlaw named Eli West played by Jones, leaps out of the novel into the real world throwing a wrench into Michael’s life. The villain in the novel, a crooked sheriff named Morgan Ambrose played by Giles, follows in...