Blue Eyed Devil, History in the Making By G.C. Stevens

Lloyd Stricklin Jr. wants to tell the 

whole story about Jesse James

09/01/2026

Update

The writer and producer of Blue Eyed Devil, Lloyd Stricklin Jr. received word that Paramount liked his script and that they wanted to meet with him to discuss the idea. If anyone would be interested in help the project with funding. You can find his 

Go Fund Me Page here.

Lloyd Stricklin, a Missourian from St. Louis who is undertaking a monumental project to tell the whole unfiltered story of the famed outlaw Jesse James. According to Stricklin, he is a longtime fan of the western movie genre, and he anticipates that there will be a future resurgence of the western genre in the film making industry, primarily the made for TV western movies. He has already written multiple chapters of his movie script, "Blue Eyed Devil," which he describes as a new approach to the western genre and the Jesse James story. He has sent also sent his script proposal to Paramount Pictures, which is going to be a three season TV series on Jesse James. "As a Missouri boy, I have to do this right. I feel it's my duty." He wants to create his own production company, and he is already in the process of writing other concept scripts for other series in addition to "Blue Eyed Devil" Lloyd told me that, New West Entertainment was born out of a desire to break the mold of traditional Westerns. Blue Eyed Devil is just the opening shot; every story we tell will venture into uncharted, unexpected corners of the West. 

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"As the founder of New West Entertainment, I build stories that bridge the grit of history with modern imagination. While Blue Eyed Devil is our first chapter, New West is built for the long haul—reimagining the American frontier one legend at a time."

-Lloyd Strickland

"As the founder of New West Entertainment, I build stories that bridge the grit of history with modern imagination. While Blue Eyed Devil is our first chapter, New West is built for the long haul—reimagining the American frontier one legend at a time."

-Lloyd Strickland