Per the Trout Underground’s scoop about the pending production of “The River Why” – comes the news of who’s actually in the feature. William Hurt and Amber Heard have been given the nod for two of the starring roles in the production.
William Hurt plays the father, and Ms. Heard the “tomboyish love interest.” On the surface little about Ms. Heard appears roughshod, we’ll hold our Oscar vote until we’ve seen her cast.
OK, I’ll withhold my vote, the rest of you can sell yourselves cheaply.
Who actually plays “Gus” the protagonist is immaterial – you fellows are circling calendar dates based on the above picture alone. I’d read the book in case you get grilled on the plot after dropping your popcorn from nerveless fingers.
It is true about The River Why. I’ve talked to the producers and even got to read the screen play. They are starting production… oh, right about now.
Zach Gilford is Gus and a few other folks in the movie are Brian Dennehy and Kathleen Quinlan, in addition to those you’ve named.
My hope is that we get a new influx of interest in the sport along the lines of what happened with “A River Runs Through It”. We could certainly use the increased political clout.
Bjorn
Thanks for the update, Bjorn. I couldn’t find much information other than that posted above. We’ll all be crunching popcorn shortly.
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