Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Adriene Mishler, Brian Mays, Aj Wilson McPhaul, Sue Rock, Heather Kafka, Brenda Isaacs Booth, Anna Niemtschk, Elbert Hill III | Written by Gary Hawkins | Directed by David Gordon Green
The pairing of director David Gordon Green and actor Nicholas Cage is an intriguing one. Green was once an indie darling winning critical praise for films like George Washington, All the Real Girls and Snow Angels. Once big Hollywood got a hold of him many argued he lost his touch as the quality of his films dropped. When films like The Sitter and Your Highness failed critically and financially most figured he was the latest example of wasted potential. Last year he went back to basics with Prince Avalanche and saw some of that praise return. That praise will no doubt continue with his latest film Joe.
Nicolas Cage’s demise has been well documented.
The pairing of director David Gordon Green and actor Nicholas Cage is an intriguing one. Green was once an indie darling winning critical praise for films like George Washington, All the Real Girls and Snow Angels. Once big Hollywood got a hold of him many argued he lost his touch as the quality of his films dropped. When films like The Sitter and Your Highness failed critically and financially most figured he was the latest example of wasted potential. Last year he went back to basics with Prince Avalanche and saw some of that praise return. That praise will no doubt continue with his latest film Joe.
Nicolas Cage’s demise has been well documented.
- 9/30/2014
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Director: David Gordon Green; Screenwriter: Gary Hawkins; Starring: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter, Ronnie Gene Blavins, Adriene Mishler, Brian Mays; Running time: 117 mins; Certificate: 15
Every now and then, between schlocky action thrillers, Nicolas Cage applies the brakes and says enough with the deadpan wisecracks, the schizoid twitching and the mad shark-toothed grin; it's time to do something interesting. Playing a guy called Joe mightn't sound like edge-of-your-seat stuff - indeed, the name implies distinct averageness - but it's the way Cage contains all that fiery energy that makes him a riveting presence in this slow-burning drama.
Throughout, there's a powerful feeling that something hot and sticky is about to hit the fan in the small Southern town where Joe works hard and plays hard - deforesting the landscape by day, drinking and getting his rocks off at the local whorehouse by night. Eco-minded New Age types may find it...
Every now and then, between schlocky action thrillers, Nicolas Cage applies the brakes and says enough with the deadpan wisecracks, the schizoid twitching and the mad shark-toothed grin; it's time to do something interesting. Playing a guy called Joe mightn't sound like edge-of-your-seat stuff - indeed, the name implies distinct averageness - but it's the way Cage contains all that fiery energy that makes him a riveting presence in this slow-burning drama.
Throughout, there's a powerful feeling that something hot and sticky is about to hit the fan in the small Southern town where Joe works hard and plays hard - deforesting the landscape by day, drinking and getting his rocks off at the local whorehouse by night. Eco-minded New Age types may find it...
- 7/21/2014
- Digital Spy
It is that time again as 2014 is already half over. Wow, time flies when you are watching movies. The year being half over brings my annual, “Top 10 Movies of the Year…So Far” list, and without question this is my strongest list by a long shot. One big reason is the increase of great titles that have been released On Demand. Half of my list in fact is made up of films I saw On Demand. Now I am all for supporting your local Art House Theater as much as possible, but certain films don’t make it outside of La and New York so On Demand is a great tool to experience some great Independent movies. I feel like geek culture is far too obsessed with franchises that stick to the same format over and over again. I enjoy franchise movies as well, as you will see on this list,...
- 6/22/2014
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Adriene Mishler, Brian Mays, Aj Wilson McPhaul, Sue Rock, Heather Kafka, Brenda Isaacs Booth, Anna Niemtschk, Elbert Hill III | Written by Gary Hawkins | Directed by David Gordon Green
The pairing of director David Gordon Green and actor Nicholas Cage is an intriguing one. Green was once an indie darling winning critical praise for films like George Washington, All the Real Girls and Snow Angels. Once big Hollywood got a hold of him many argued he lost his touch as the quality of his films dropped. When films like The Sitter and Your Highness failed critically and financially most figured he was the latest example of wasted potential. Last year he went back to basics with Prince Avalanche and saw some of that praise return. That praise will no doubt continue with his latest film Joe.
Nicolas Cage’s demise has been well documented.
The pairing of director David Gordon Green and actor Nicholas Cage is an intriguing one. Green was once an indie darling winning critical praise for films like George Washington, All the Real Girls and Snow Angels. Once big Hollywood got a hold of him many argued he lost his touch as the quality of his films dropped. When films like The Sitter and Your Highness failed critically and financially most figured he was the latest example of wasted potential. Last year he went back to basics with Prince Avalanche and saw some of that praise return. That praise will no doubt continue with his latest film Joe.
Nicolas Cage’s demise has been well documented.
- 4/20/2014
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Chicago – This week in movies about men we have “Joe”, a wild drama about Texas males at their most primal. It is the newest film from director David Gordon Green, and features Nicolas Cage in some of his finest work.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The film’s leading man is the title character played by Cage, a boss to a group of day laborers, and man with his own troubled past of fighting (against local lunatic Willie-Russell, played by Ronnie Gene Blevins). When working on the job with his men, Joe encounters a young man named Gary (Tye Sheridan), who lives in a condemned house with his alcoholic father Wade (Gary Poulter) and his mother and sister. Under Joe’s wisdom, Gary tries to understand the notion of honest living, while Wade abandons the family in search of food and alcohol. The two men take their own paths, leading to a climax that...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The film’s leading man is the title character played by Cage, a boss to a group of day laborers, and man with his own troubled past of fighting (against local lunatic Willie-Russell, played by Ronnie Gene Blevins). When working on the job with his men, Joe encounters a young man named Gary (Tye Sheridan), who lives in a condemned house with his alcoholic father Wade (Gary Poulter) and his mother and sister. Under Joe’s wisdom, Gary tries to understand the notion of honest living, while Wade abandons the family in search of food and alcohol. The two men take their own paths, leading to a climax that...
- 4/12/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – When traveling on a Nicolas Cage trip, it’s best to buckle up. Director David Gordon Green collaborated with Cage on the new film, “Joe,” and actor Tye Sheridan (“Tree of Life,” “Mud”) was Cage’s teenage co-star. Cage portrays the title character, a reformed hellraiser who can’t help but have sympathy for a lost soul.
Sheridan portrays Gary, a itinerant teen whose family life is pretty much destroyed. His father Wade (Gary Poulter) is an unapologetic drunk, and Gary turns to Joe to both get some employment and some guidance. The result from David Gordon Green (“George Washington,” “Snow Angels”) is a gritty story of accidental mentorship, contained in a simmering context that only Nicolas Cage can generate.
Tye Sheridan and Nicolas Cage in David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’
Photo credit: Roseside Attractions
Both Green and Tye Sheridan came to Chicago for a press tour, and talked...
Sheridan portrays Gary, a itinerant teen whose family life is pretty much destroyed. His father Wade (Gary Poulter) is an unapologetic drunk, and Gary turns to Joe to both get some employment and some guidance. The result from David Gordon Green (“George Washington,” “Snow Angels”) is a gritty story of accidental mentorship, contained in a simmering context that only Nicolas Cage can generate.
Tye Sheridan and Nicolas Cage in David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’
Photo credit: Roseside Attractions
Both Green and Tye Sheridan came to Chicago for a press tour, and talked...
- 4/11/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This story of a surly ex-con whose encounter with an almost-teenage version of himself is a return to more modest roots for men in front of and behind the camera in this new release. The star of Joe (in case you’re wondering, this is not a remake of the 1970 urban revenge thriller that starred Peter Boyle as the title character) is Nicolas Cage, who has often become an internet punchline (“Is he a vampire?” and endless “maniac, freak-out” montages) recently. After establishing himself as an off-beat character actor through the 1980′s , he won an Oscar as a boozing writer on a march toward death in Leaving Las Vegas. This lead to a series of big-budget action films with only an occasional foray into the unusual (Adaptation, Matchstick Men). He even entered the Marvel movie universe, starring in two Ghost Rider flicks. But with this new role, he’s squarely...
- 4/10/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Occasionally, when eclectic director David Gordon Green is not working on a studio film, which severely limits his creative input, he turns to middle-of-nowhere America to tell stories about regular Joes -no pun intended- and their singular experiences (Undertow, George Washington, Snow Angels). Visually, he is inclined to take advantage of the vast landscapes and wooded areas the countryside has to offer. There, he places characters that more often than not include young men searching for a role model and the older fellows who either provide guidance or become terrible influences. Most recently, Emile Hirsch's manchild behavior clashed with Paul Rudd's self-absorbed comedic masculinity in Prince Avalanche, a charming and minimalist tale of two men working in the forest.
In his latest work, Joe, this recurring premise takes on greater stylistic proportions and it allows the director to elicit top-notch performances from his two leads. Better than he has been in many years, Nicolas Cage plays the eponymous title role, a rugged anti-hero who will not brag about all the good he does in spite of his violent past. Joe runs a small operation that involves spraying a chemical solution to eradicate unwanted trees in the area. His team, conformed only of African American men, is loyal to the core. They know Joe is a man of his word and values honesty above all else. In this Southern town, it is also well known that, though he doesn’t look for it, Joe is not afraid of getting in trouble should the situation call for it.
Wandering around the broken down road, Gary (Tye Sheridan), a 15-year-old tough boy, soon runs across Joe and his men and immediately asks for a job. Perhaps seeing himself in the boy, or perhaps out of pity, Joe agrees. The kid is a hard worker; he is willing to struggle to earn his pay. The problem is his abusive alcoholic father Wade (Gary Poulter), a selfish parasite whose single priority in life is figure out the source of his next swig. After purposelessly giving the old man a chance and witnessing the vicious treatment the boy must endure, Joe takes him under his wing. Gary looks up to him, and quickly finds a reinvigorating hope simpley from having someone who sincerely cares for him. The generational gap between the two creates a compelling connection, not quiet a father/son dynamic, but a heartfelt friendship.
An alcoholic himself, Joe has issues of his own, which range from selflessly helping everyone around him, to keeping his dog from attacking visitors, and dealing with Willie (Ronnie Gene Blevins), an annoying maniac who has a pending feud with him. Joe’s no-nonsense convictions are undeniably virtuous, but sometimes such degree of righteousness can prove to be a dangerous liability. Cage undoubtedly deserves praise for playing such a silent character with unpretentious honesty.
Drinking beer, smoking cigarets, and beating up cops who, according to him, unjustifiably harass him is what Joe does, but there is kindness underneath the rough skin, and the Hollywood star brings it all out convincingly. This is definitely a redeeming work for an actor who seemed to have lost his way in a senseless pursuit of meaningless roles.
Opposite Cage is the young Tye Sheridan, whose similar role in last year’s Mud placed him under the independent film industry's spotlight. The young actor is even more marvelous here. Seeing the darkness in people from an early age has definitely shaped Gary’s life. Self-sufficient, driven, and brave, he wants nothing more than to have a chance at becoming a good man, and his only shot at it is by Joe’s side. Adding another great performance to his short, but impressive resume, Sheridan is on his way to becoming an important young figure in the medium.
Adapted for the screen by Gary Hawkins from the novel of the same name by Larry Brown, Gordon Green certainly wasn’t able to reinvent the genre or craft a story that shines for its uniqueness, but he is in top form here. At times gritty, others ironically funny, the film works on all levels and even gives the filmmaker a chance to experiment with interesting narrative devices, such as several music and voice over driven expressionist montages.
Yet, if one looks to single out the best quality of this outstandingly entertaining film, it would have to be the naturalistic acting the filmmaker managed to get out of every single person on screen. From the shopkeeper, to Joe’s workers, to the evil Poulter, who is a real life homeless man, and all of the locals, there is not one that feels fabricated. That alone elevates a familiar story to something incredibly memorable. A rebirth for both actor and director, Joe is a powerful slice of Americana painted with sophisticated brush, and it shows that, like Joe himself, Cage and Gordon Green’s talent is a fierce dog with many scars, but at least it’s still alive.
Joe Opens in Select Theaters, VOD and on iTunes Friday, April 11...
In his latest work, Joe, this recurring premise takes on greater stylistic proportions and it allows the director to elicit top-notch performances from his two leads. Better than he has been in many years, Nicolas Cage plays the eponymous title role, a rugged anti-hero who will not brag about all the good he does in spite of his violent past. Joe runs a small operation that involves spraying a chemical solution to eradicate unwanted trees in the area. His team, conformed only of African American men, is loyal to the core. They know Joe is a man of his word and values honesty above all else. In this Southern town, it is also well known that, though he doesn’t look for it, Joe is not afraid of getting in trouble should the situation call for it.
Wandering around the broken down road, Gary (Tye Sheridan), a 15-year-old tough boy, soon runs across Joe and his men and immediately asks for a job. Perhaps seeing himself in the boy, or perhaps out of pity, Joe agrees. The kid is a hard worker; he is willing to struggle to earn his pay. The problem is his abusive alcoholic father Wade (Gary Poulter), a selfish parasite whose single priority in life is figure out the source of his next swig. After purposelessly giving the old man a chance and witnessing the vicious treatment the boy must endure, Joe takes him under his wing. Gary looks up to him, and quickly finds a reinvigorating hope simpley from having someone who sincerely cares for him. The generational gap between the two creates a compelling connection, not quiet a father/son dynamic, but a heartfelt friendship.
An alcoholic himself, Joe has issues of his own, which range from selflessly helping everyone around him, to keeping his dog from attacking visitors, and dealing with Willie (Ronnie Gene Blevins), an annoying maniac who has a pending feud with him. Joe’s no-nonsense convictions are undeniably virtuous, but sometimes such degree of righteousness can prove to be a dangerous liability. Cage undoubtedly deserves praise for playing such a silent character with unpretentious honesty.
Drinking beer, smoking cigarets, and beating up cops who, according to him, unjustifiably harass him is what Joe does, but there is kindness underneath the rough skin, and the Hollywood star brings it all out convincingly. This is definitely a redeeming work for an actor who seemed to have lost his way in a senseless pursuit of meaningless roles.
Opposite Cage is the young Tye Sheridan, whose similar role in last year’s Mud placed him under the independent film industry's spotlight. The young actor is even more marvelous here. Seeing the darkness in people from an early age has definitely shaped Gary’s life. Self-sufficient, driven, and brave, he wants nothing more than to have a chance at becoming a good man, and his only shot at it is by Joe’s side. Adding another great performance to his short, but impressive resume, Sheridan is on his way to becoming an important young figure in the medium.
Adapted for the screen by Gary Hawkins from the novel of the same name by Larry Brown, Gordon Green certainly wasn’t able to reinvent the genre or craft a story that shines for its uniqueness, but he is in top form here. At times gritty, others ironically funny, the film works on all levels and even gives the filmmaker a chance to experiment with interesting narrative devices, such as several music and voice over driven expressionist montages.
Yet, if one looks to single out the best quality of this outstandingly entertaining film, it would have to be the naturalistic acting the filmmaker managed to get out of every single person on screen. From the shopkeeper, to Joe’s workers, to the evil Poulter, who is a real life homeless man, and all of the locals, there is not one that feels fabricated. That alone elevates a familiar story to something incredibly memorable. A rebirth for both actor and director, Joe is a powerful slice of Americana painted with sophisticated brush, and it shows that, like Joe himself, Cage and Gordon Green’s talent is a fierce dog with many scars, but at least it’s still alive.
Joe Opens in Select Theaters, VOD and on iTunes Friday, April 11...
- 4/10/2014
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
The genre-defying film “Joe” presents an unexpected yet engaging blend in its two central collaborators, director David Gordon Green and actor Nicolas Cage. Achieving a stunning handle on tone and naturalism from Green, it also breaks from what Cage calls “Western Kabuki” acting towards a more rugged, internal performance. The approach uniquely fits its premise: based on the novel by Larry Brown, the film follows Joe Ransom, a Deep South ex-con who attempts to help a drifter boy Gary (Tye Sheridan) escape the abuse of his alcoholic father (a fantastic Gary Poulter). In our Venice review we called it “a muscular and textured piece of work,” and that depth likely has to do with Green’s level of familiarity with the material. While studying at North Carolina School of the Arts, the “Prince Avalanche” director worked on a 2002 documentary about the Southern author Brown. Alongside “Mud” helmer Jeff Nichols, the crew included Dp Tim Orr,...
- 4/9/2014
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown's novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green (Prince Avalanche, Pineapple Express, Undertow, All The Real Girls), the film brings Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble – until he meets a hard-luck kid played by Tye Sheridan (Mud, Tree Of Life) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector. From a screenplay by Gary Hawkins (The Rough South Of Larry Brown), Joe is based on the novel by the late Larry Brown (Big Bad Love, Facing the Moon), the former Mississippi firefighter renowned for his powerful, gothic storytelling and universal themes of honor, desperation and moral rectitude.
- 3/10/2014
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Joe
Directed by David Gordon Green
Written by Gary Hawkins
Us, 2013
A popular view is that humanity is unfit for this world. It has been examined many times throughout art. In the Larry Brown novel, Joe (1991), David Gordon Green adeptly utilizes rural syntax and naturalistic setting to express heady themes about man’s capacity for rage, violence, and viciousness. Very prevalent in rural areas is the cycle of poverty and it’s ability to breed and inbreed that bubbling sense of primal rage that so much art has contemplated upon.
Gary (Tye Sheridan), a tough nosed boy on the cusp of manhood, lives with his family deep in poverty. Joe Ransom (Nicolas Cage), a gruff but fair man, struggles to keep his violence and temper at bay. While working for Joe poisoning trees that nobody wants to make way for more profitable pine, Gary has to deal with his abusive,...
Directed by David Gordon Green
Written by Gary Hawkins
Us, 2013
A popular view is that humanity is unfit for this world. It has been examined many times throughout art. In the Larry Brown novel, Joe (1991), David Gordon Green adeptly utilizes rural syntax and naturalistic setting to express heady themes about man’s capacity for rage, violence, and viciousness. Very prevalent in rural areas is the cycle of poverty and it’s ability to breed and inbreed that bubbling sense of primal rage that so much art has contemplated upon.
Gary (Tye Sheridan), a tough nosed boy on the cusp of manhood, lives with his family deep in poverty. Joe Ransom (Nicolas Cage), a gruff but fair man, struggles to keep his violence and temper at bay. While working for Joe poisoning trees that nobody wants to make way for more profitable pine, Gary has to deal with his abusive,...
- 3/10/2014
- by David Tran
- SoundOnSight
Catch a new "Snake" clip from Roadside Attractions' "Joe" starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan. David Gordon Green directs the film which opens in theaters from Aprl 11th, with other cast names in the mix like Ronnie Gene Blevins, Adriene Mishler, Heather Kafka and Sue Rock. Gary Hawkins wrote the script based on the novel by Larry Brown. Nicolas Cage goes back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble – until he meets a hard-luck kid played by Tye Sheridan who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector.
- 3/6/2014
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core.
Directed by David Gordon Green (Prince Avalanche, Pineapple Express, Undertow, All The Real Girls), the film brings Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble - until he meets a hard-luck kid played by Tye Sheridan (Mud, Tree Of Life) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector.
The story begins as Joe hires teenaged Gary Jones and his destitute father onto his “treepoisoning” crew for a lumber company. Joe might be notoriously reckless with his pick-up, his dog and especially with women, but he sees something in Gary that gets to him: a determination,...
Directed by David Gordon Green (Prince Avalanche, Pineapple Express, Undertow, All The Real Girls), the film brings Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble - until he meets a hard-luck kid played by Tye Sheridan (Mud, Tree Of Life) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector.
The story begins as Joe hires teenaged Gary Jones and his destitute father onto his “treepoisoning” crew for a lumber company. Joe might be notoriously reckless with his pick-up, his dog and especially with women, but he sees something in Gary that gets to him: a determination,...
- 2/16/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We showed you an unofficial trailer last month for David Gordon Green’s new drama, Joe about a relationship that forms between troubled Joe (Nicolas Cage) and an abused teen (Tye Sheridan). There is now an official trailer and release date for the great looking character dram that you can check out below along with the full synopsis. The movie looks great and Cage has never looked better, I can’t wait to check it out.
Joe opens in theaters and on VOD on April 11th, watch the trailer below:
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, Joe film brings Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom,...
Joe opens in theaters and on VOD on April 11th, watch the trailer below:
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, Joe film brings Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom,...
- 2/14/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Someone struggling to overcome the mistakes of their past, only for their violent impulses to be raised in the cause of helping someone else is a staple of fiction. Here, with Joe, David Gordon Green attempts to put a fresh spin on the idea. Following last month's French version, a new trailer is available over at Apple.Joe finds Nicolas Cage reining himself in (but only a little) as the titular character: hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble – until he meets a hard-luck kid, Gary (Mud’s Tye Sheridan) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector. Can this troubled man, trying to make a living after years in prison, overcome those natural tendencies and become the sort of role model Gary needs? You’ll have to see the movie to find that out. Green here is working from Gary Hawkins’ script,...
- 2/13/2014
- EmpireOnline
Over the course of his career, actor Nicolas Cage has effectively developed two sets of fans; those who admire his performance in movies such as Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, and Adaptation, and those who admire his performance in movies such as Vampire’s Kiss, Deadfall, and The Wicker Man. Fans of Cage’s first set were thus excited to hear of his casting in the newest drama from director David Gordon Green. Titled Joe, Gary Hawkins adapts the screenplay from the Larry Brown novel, and Cage stars alongside Tye Sheridan, Ronnie Gene Blevins, and Heather Kafka. A new trailer for the film has now been released, and can be seen below. Sound on Sight also did see the movie at Tiff, and our reviews can be read here, as well as here.
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- 2/13/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
This looks like an excellent film. Sure, there are those who say Cage is "back to greatness," but I don't think he ever left the category. Everyone stumbles, it's how you rise from the ashes and carry on that makes you who you are in life. Roadside Attractions distributes "Joe" which is helmed by David Gordon Green from the writing by Gary Hawkins, based on the noel of the same name by Larry Brown. The thriller opens in theaters from April 11th, 2014, and also stars Mud's Tye Sheridan. This looks like a not-to-be-missed film, and we're very keen on it. Check out the trailer here via Apple, and the poster below the film's synopsis. "A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green,...
- 2/13/2014
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Lionsgate have released the first trailer and poster for Joe, a movie which looks like it will contain a Nicolas Cage performance actually worthy of praise. It also stars Mud’s Tye Sheridan. While a release date of April 11th has already been set for the Us, it’s unknown when exactly it will reach the UK.
Director David Gordon Green is best known for helming the likes of Pineapple Express, The Sitter and Your Highness, but Joe promises to be more of a character driven piece, with the focus on two troubled individuals. Here’s the official synopsis for the film:
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, Joe film brings Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage back to his...
Director David Gordon Green is best known for helming the likes of Pineapple Express, The Sitter and Your Highness, but Joe promises to be more of a character driven piece, with the focus on two troubled individuals. Here’s the official synopsis for the film:
A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown’s novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, Joe film brings Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage back to his...
- 2/13/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
- 1/31/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Today the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced a diverse features lineup for this year’s Festival, the 21st edition and running March 7 – 15, 2014 in Austin, Texas. The 2014 program expands on SXSW tradition of embracing a range of genres and span of budgets, featuring a wealth of vision from experienced and developing filmmakers alike.
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
- 1/31/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After announcing earlier this month that Jon Favreau’s Chef and the Veronica Mars movie will be making their world debuts at SXSW this year, the festival has revealed its full line-up, including further very promising world premieres, alongside appearances from some of the year’s most high-profile films.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
- 1/30/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not sure if there is a Short Term 12 equivalent in this year’s Narrative Feature Comp, but on paper SXSW programmers are serving up a mean (and the usual lean group of 8 out of a whopping 1,324 film entries) for the upcoming competitiuon of eight which includes notable entries (that we’ve been tracking for a good time now) such as Zachary Wigon’s The Heart Machine, John Magary’s The Mend, Leah Meyerhoff’s I Believe in Unicorns and Lawrence Michael Levine’s Wild Canaries. Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated docs of the year, on the non-fiction side we find Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the other sections (notable world preems in We’ll Never Have Paris and Faults (see Mary Elizabeth Winstead above), some Sundance items with Texan connections and other nuggets.
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
- 1/30/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
We've come to assume a certain something from Nicolas Cage films, but what we haven't seen from him for a while is a serious role in a gritty drama. Similarly, we wouldn't necessarily expect a slice of Southern gothic from David Gordon Green, director of Your Highness, The Pineapple Express and The Sitter (although there are quieter indie dramas in his past). But here's the first trailer for Joe to confound all our expectations.Adapted from Larry Brown’s novel by screenwriter Gary Hawkins, the story is that of ex-con Joe (Cage) who becomes something of a role model to teenager Gary Jones (Tye Sheridan from last year's excellent Mud). Gary is trying to escape his drunken, dangerous father and homeless family, and Joe, despite his own history of violence, just might be his path to a better life in one of the darker corners of Mississippi.Green calls Joe...
- 1/29/2014
- EmpireOnline
Nicolas Cage appears to be back in top dramatic form in an international trailer for “Joe,” director David Gordon Green’s upcoming southern drama. The film, based on author Larry Browne’s novel of the same name and written by Gary Hawkins, focuses on the relationship between an ex-con named Joe (Cage) and a 15-year-old homeless boy, played by breakout “Mud” star Tye Sheridan. Also read: Nicolas Cage Teaming With Terry Zwigoff, Ed Pressman for ‘Lost Melody’ (Exclusive) When Joe discovers the boy’s abuse at the hands of his drunk father, he is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin in the rugged,...
- 1/28/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
While filmmaker David Gordon Green has recently been known for comedies such as Pineapple Express, his 2013 feature Prince Avalanche marked the return to the types of cinema that defined his early career. Many fans who welcomed the change in Green’s filmography were thus intrigued to learn of his next project, which is set to continue the trend. Titled Joe, the film sees David Gordon Green work from a script by Gary Hawkins, with a cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, and Ronnie Gene Blevins. The first trailer for the film, which is an international one, has now been released, and can be seen below. Sound on Sight’s reviews of the film itself, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, can be seen here, as well as here.
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- 1/28/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
An international trailer for director David Gordon Green's ( Prince Avalanche , All the Real Girls ) gritty, southern drama Joe is now online, offering one of the very first looks at the upcoming drama. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of Wild Side Films. Starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, Joe is written by Gary Hawkins and is based on the Larry Brown novel of the same title. In the dirty unruly world of small-town Texas, ex-convict Joe Ransom (Cage) has tried to put his dark past behind him and to live a simple life. He works for a lumber company by day, drinks by night. But when 15-year-old Gary (Sheridan) - a kid trying to support his family - comes to town, desperate for work, Joe has found a way to atone for his sins - to finally be someone.s hero....
- 1/28/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Our series continues with a look at David Gordon Green's grizzled Mississippi-set drama, which stars Nicolas Cage
• Joe: first-look review
• More from our Oscar predictions 2014 series
This year's …
Winter's Bone. Redneck drama, set in wintry, depressed backwoods America, among the dispossessed and disenfranchised. Squirrel-eaters, basically.
What's it all about?
An adaptation of Larry Brown's 1991 novel, with Nicolas Cage on barnstorming form as the brawling badass of the title, but one attempting to live his life the right way by – among other things – taking a vagabond 14-year-old under his wing. Director David Gordon Green, for it is he, soaks the visuals with a beautifully rundown atmosphere, rusty and overgrown – of a kind we haven't seen since his early movies, George Washington and All the Real Girls.
How did it happen?
Green has clearly begun to think better of his abrupt career-swandive into the party-vomit movie treadmill – Pineapple Express, Your Highness...
• Joe: first-look review
• More from our Oscar predictions 2014 series
This year's …
Winter's Bone. Redneck drama, set in wintry, depressed backwoods America, among the dispossessed and disenfranchised. Squirrel-eaters, basically.
What's it all about?
An adaptation of Larry Brown's 1991 novel, with Nicolas Cage on barnstorming form as the brawling badass of the title, but one attempting to live his life the right way by – among other things – taking a vagabond 14-year-old under his wing. Director David Gordon Green, for it is he, soaks the visuals with a beautifully rundown atmosphere, rusty and overgrown – of a kind we haven't seen since his early movies, George Washington and All the Real Girls.
How did it happen?
Green has clearly begun to think better of his abrupt career-swandive into the party-vomit movie treadmill – Pineapple Express, Your Highness...
- 9/25/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Joe
Written by Gary Hawkins
Directed by David Gordon Green
USA, 2013
Despite his early filmography making him a critical favourite and causing film lovers to sing his praises, David Gordon Green’s recent ventures have moved sharply away from such films. The same can be said of Nicolas Cage, who has unfortunately been rendered something of a punchline by his recent performances, with few remembering his memorable turns in features like Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation. However, both make a return to their career roots through working together for the first time in Joe, and both manage to show what made them so well-acclaimed in the first place in this compelling drama.
The movie does a fantastic job of capturing the feel of an isolated place, particularly with the cinematography. A feeling of entrapment, and of a detachment from the world at large, is conveyed wonderfully, and adds an air...
Written by Gary Hawkins
Directed by David Gordon Green
USA, 2013
Despite his early filmography making him a critical favourite and causing film lovers to sing his praises, David Gordon Green’s recent ventures have moved sharply away from such films. The same can be said of Nicolas Cage, who has unfortunately been rendered something of a punchline by his recent performances, with few remembering his memorable turns in features like Leaving Las Vegas and Adaptation. However, both make a return to their career roots through working together for the first time in Joe, and both manage to show what made them so well-acclaimed in the first place in this compelling drama.
The movie does a fantastic job of capturing the feel of an isolated place, particularly with the cinematography. A feeling of entrapment, and of a detachment from the world at large, is conveyed wonderfully, and adds an air...
- 9/21/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Joe
Written by Gary Hawkins
Directed by David Gordon Green
USA, 2013
David Gordon Green’s return to the South in Joe represents the director’s oddest and most violent yarn to date. Teaming with Nicholas Cage and the supremely young and talented Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree of Life), Gordon Green crafts a thorny and vile tale of fathers, sons, friendship, and redemption. Mostly functioning as a spiritual relative to the director’s 2004 film Undertow, Joe finds its director backtracking through coming-of-age tropes and jarring portraits of violence. Though it’s at times tonally scattered, Joe manages to leave a lasting mark despite registering as a middling retread in Gordon Green’s filmography.
Nicholas Cage plays Joe Ransom, an ex-con, chain-smoking alcoholic who develops a friendship with the 15-year-old Gary (Tye Sheridan), a hard-working and self-sufficient drifter, who along with his family, moves into Joe’s Texas town to squat for a while.
Written by Gary Hawkins
Directed by David Gordon Green
USA, 2013
David Gordon Green’s return to the South in Joe represents the director’s oddest and most violent yarn to date. Teaming with Nicholas Cage and the supremely young and talented Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree of Life), Gordon Green crafts a thorny and vile tale of fathers, sons, friendship, and redemption. Mostly functioning as a spiritual relative to the director’s 2004 film Undertow, Joe finds its director backtracking through coming-of-age tropes and jarring portraits of violence. Though it’s at times tonally scattered, Joe manages to leave a lasting mark despite registering as a middling retread in Gordon Green’s filmography.
Nicholas Cage plays Joe Ransom, an ex-con, chain-smoking alcoholic who develops a friendship with the 15-year-old Gary (Tye Sheridan), a hard-working and self-sufficient drifter, who along with his family, moves into Joe’s Texas town to squat for a while.
- 9/12/2013
- by Ty Landis
- SoundOnSight
David Gordon Green‘s upcoming southern thriller Joe is still without an official release date, but who cares – we finally have some images to share and we definitely recommend you to take a look at this hard-hitting but incredibly moving story. The movie stars Nicolas Cage as an ex-con (and the unlikeliest of role models), who tries to be the protector of a 15-year-old boy in his small Texas town. Head inside to check him out! Green directed the whole thing from a script written by Gary Hawkins, but the movie is actually an adaptation of Larry Brown‘s novel of the same name, which follows...
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- 9/2/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Here's our first look at Nicolas Cage in David Gordon Green's (Pineapple Express, Your Highness) upcoming southern drama Joe, and Cage is sporting a very different bearded look. The photo also includes the film's co-star Tye Sheridan (Tree of Life, Mud). I honestly think this is a pretty badass look for Cage.
The movie is based on the Larry Brown novel of the same name, and the script was written by Gary Hawkins. Here's the synopsis,
In the dirty unruly world of small-town Texas, ex-convict Joe Ransom (Cage) has tried to put his dark past behind him and to live a simple life. He works for a lumber company by day, drinks by night. But when 15-year-old Gary (Sheridan) - a kid trying to support his family - comes to town, desperate for work, Joe has found a way to atone for his sins - to finally be someone’s hero.
The movie is based on the Larry Brown novel of the same name, and the script was written by Gary Hawkins. Here's the synopsis,
In the dirty unruly world of small-town Texas, ex-convict Joe Ransom (Cage) has tried to put his dark past behind him and to live a simple life. He works for a lumber company by day, drinks by night. But when 15-year-old Gary (Sheridan) - a kid trying to support his family - comes to town, desperate for work, Joe has found a way to atone for his sins - to finally be someone’s hero.
- 2/7/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Check out Nicolas Cage‘s beard and Tye Sheridan‘s gun in the first official image from David Gordon Green‘s upcoming movie Joe, ’cause – let’s face it – that’s all you’re going to see in the rest of this report. The good thing is that we finally have the full synopsis for the southern thriller which is actually an adaptation of Larry Brown‘s novel of the same name. So, David Gordon Green directs the movie from a script written by Gary Hawkins which follows an ex-con who becomes the role model to 15 year old boy, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a...
- 2/7/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Worldview Entertainment has released the first look of David Gordon Green's ( Prince Avalanche , All the Real Girls ) gritty, southern drama Joe , starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan ( Mud , The Tree of Life ). WestEnd Films is handling international sales and will be shopping the films to buyers at Berlinale Efm. Recently wrapping principal photography in Texas, Joe is written by Gary Hawkins based on the Larry Brown novel of the same title, and produced by Green, his long-time producer Lisa Muskat, and Worldview CEO Christopher Woodrow, alongside Derrick Tseng. The film is described as follows: In the dirty unruly world of small-town Texas, ex-convict Joe Ransom (Cage) has tried to put his dark past behind him and to live a simple life. He works for a lumber company...
- 2/7/2013
- Comingsoon.net
We all watched this guy in The Dark Knight Rises (not much of a role, though), but we’ll soon have another chance, ’cause Ronnie Gene Blevins is now set to star in an upcoming indie drama titled Joe. This should sound familiar to you. I mean, after all Nicolas Cage is already on board to star as the lead. And what also sounds good is that, according to the latest reports, Blevins jumps in to play the movie villain.
David Gordon Green directs the project from a script written by Gary Hawkins, but we should also mention that the whole thing is actually based on Larry Brown‘s novel of the same name.
Joe centers on Cage portrays an ex-con who becomes a role model to a 15 year-old from a broken home.And that’s pretty much all we know about this movie so far.
Except, of course, that...
David Gordon Green directs the project from a script written by Gary Hawkins, but we should also mention that the whole thing is actually based on Larry Brown‘s novel of the same name.
Joe centers on Cage portrays an ex-con who becomes a role model to a 15 year-old from a broken home.And that’s pretty much all we know about this movie so far.
Except, of course, that...
- 11/13/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Joe casts Ronnie Gene Blevins in David Gordon Green film The indie film adapted from the Larry Brown novel of the same title, has added Blevins in the Nicolas Cage starrer, reports Variety. Adapted by Gary Hawkins, the film which started shooting on October 31st in Austin, Texas, stars Cage as an ex-convict turned role model to a fifteen-year-old kid from a broken home. Blevins is in as Willie Russell, the villain in Joe. Worldview Entertainment finances with Green, Lisa Muskat producing alongside Christopher Woodrow of Worldview, as well as Derrick Tseng. Blevins has mostly single credit roles in TV, with minor parts in films, including recent The Dark Knight Rises as well as Colin Farrell starrer Seven Psychopaths.
- 11/13/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Joe casts Ronnie Gene Blevins in David Gordon Green film The indie film adapted from the Larry Brown novel of the same title, has added Blevins in the Nicolas Cage starrer, reports Variety. Adapted by Gary Hawkins, the film which started shooting on October 31st in Austin, Texas, stars Cage as an ex-convict turned role model to a fifteen-year-old kid from a broken home. Blevins is in as Willie Russell, the villain in Joe. Worldview Entertainment finances with Green, Lisa Muskat producing alongside Christopher Woodrow of Worldview, as well as Derrick Tseng. Blevins has mostly single credit roles in TV, with minor parts in films, including recent The Dark Knight Rises as well as Colin Farrell starrer Seven Psychopaths.
- 11/13/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Starving Games
Brant Daugherty ("Pretty Little Liars") has scored one of the lead roles in the spoof "The Starving Games" from "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie" writer/directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.
Daughtery's character is a brooding teen heartthrob in the mold of Liam Hemsworth's character Gale in "The Hunger Games." Shooting kicks off early next month in New Orleans. [Source: Variety]
Joe
Tye Sheridan ("The Tree Of Life") has joined the cast of David Gordon Green's Southern drama "Joe". Gary Hawkins adapted the screenplay from the novel by Larry Brown and shooting kicks off on Halloween in Austin.
Sheridan will play Gary Jones, the eldest child in a homeless family headed by an alcoholic father. He and an ex-con (Nicolas Cage) become close as they try to find a better life in the hard world of small-town Mississippi. [Source: Screen Daily]
Grace of Monaco
British acting legend Derek Jacobi has...
Brant Daugherty ("Pretty Little Liars") has scored one of the lead roles in the spoof "The Starving Games" from "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie" writer/directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.
Daughtery's character is a brooding teen heartthrob in the mold of Liam Hemsworth's character Gale in "The Hunger Games." Shooting kicks off early next month in New Orleans. [Source: Variety]
Joe
Tye Sheridan ("The Tree Of Life") has joined the cast of David Gordon Green's Southern drama "Joe". Gary Hawkins adapted the screenplay from the novel by Larry Brown and shooting kicks off on Halloween in Austin.
Sheridan will play Gary Jones, the eldest child in a homeless family headed by an alcoholic father. He and an ex-con (Nicolas Cage) become close as they try to find a better life in the hard world of small-town Mississippi. [Source: Screen Daily]
Grace of Monaco
British acting legend Derek Jacobi has...
- 10/23/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director David Gordon Green needed a young male actor to star opposite Nicolas Cage in the upcoming drama Joe and it would seem that he has found one. Tye Sheridan, who made his acting debut in Terrence Malick.s The Tree of Life, has signed on to the drama, which is being produced by Worldview Entertainment. Variety says that the story follows a man (Cage) who somehow manages to become the role model or a 15 year old boy (Sheridan) who is .the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a worthless father.. The man then decides to help the kid and together they work to find .a path to redemption.. The movie is based on the book by Larry Brown, which was adapted by Gary Hawkins. The project was first announced at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and production is scheduled to begin starting October 31st in...
- 10/22/2012
- cinemablend.com
While Terrence Malick's "The Tree Of Life" undoubtedly marked the start of the ascent of Jessica Chastain, it also provided a great debut for its young stars, Hunter McCracken and Tye Sheridan. While the former has yet to book any more projects, the latter has been making his way onto more films, most recently starring in another Cannes premeire, Jeff Nichols' "Mud." And Sheridan is keeping it southern, joining a movie that will have him getting in the Cage. Sheridan has joined David Gordon Green's "Joe" in a role that will find him co-starring with none other than Nicolas Cage. Welcome to Hollywood, kid. Penned by Gary Hawkins, and based on the 2003 novel by Larry Brown, the film tells the story of the unlikely bond between an ex-con (Cage) who becomes a role model to a 15 year-old (Sheridan) from a broken home, and their journey on the...
- 10/22/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Joe
Nicolas Cage is set to star in the David Gordon Green-directed gritty Southern drama "Joe" at Worldview Entertainment. Gary Hawkins is adapting from Larry Brown's novel.
Set in small town Mississippi, the story follows an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to the fifteen-year-old eldest son of a homeless family ruled by an alcoholic father. Together they try to find a path to redemption. [Source: THR]
Felony
Tom Wilkinson will join Joel Edgerton in the thriller "Felony" at The Solution Entertainment Group. Matthew Saville ("Noise") will direct from a script by Edgerton who is also producing with Rosemary Blight.
Edgerton plays a decorated cop who, somewhat drunk on a drive home, runs a cyclist off the road and lies about it. Wilkinson will play the lead investigator who arrives on the scene and investigates the accident. [Source: Deadline]
Horns
Juno Temple, Joe Anderson and Kelli Garner are in talks to join...
Nicolas Cage is set to star in the David Gordon Green-directed gritty Southern drama "Joe" at Worldview Entertainment. Gary Hawkins is adapting from Larry Brown's novel.
Set in small town Mississippi, the story follows an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to the fifteen-year-old eldest son of a homeless family ruled by an alcoholic father. Together they try to find a path to redemption. [Source: THR]
Felony
Tom Wilkinson will join Joel Edgerton in the thriller "Felony" at The Solution Entertainment Group. Matthew Saville ("Noise") will direct from a script by Edgerton who is also producing with Rosemary Blight.
Edgerton plays a decorated cop who, somewhat drunk on a drive home, runs a cyclist off the road and lies about it. Wilkinson will play the lead investigator who arrives on the scene and investigates the accident. [Source: Deadline]
Horns
Juno Temple, Joe Anderson and Kelli Garner are in talks to join...
- 9/9/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
File this one under “things we never knew wanted to happen, but thank God they are,” as THR reports that David Gordon Green will direct Nicolas Cage in Gary Hawkins‘ adaptation of Larry Brown‘s novel, Joe. Cage will star as the eponymous Joe, “an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to 15-year-old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk, worthless father. Together they try to find a path to redemption and the hope for a better life in the rugged, dirty world of small town Mississippi.” The “gritty” Southern tale sounds like a return to form for the director, who started his career with such similiarly gritty films like George Washington and Undertow before making the move to more mainstream comedic fare like Pineapple Express, Your Highness, and The Sitter. If this signals a sea change or a happy medium for the filmmaker, we...
- 9/8/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Here’s a director / actor pairing we’re not sure we’d have guessed at: David Gordon Green has hooked up with Nicolas Cage for his next film, a gritty southern Us-set drama called Joe.From the sounds of it, it’s another shift in gear for the director who has most recently been making comedies such as Your Highness and The Sitter.Adapted from Larry Brown’s novel by screenwriter Gary Hawkins, the movie will unspool the story of ex-con Joe (Cage) who becomes something of a role model to teenager Gary Jones. Gary is trying to escape his drunken, dangerous father and homeless family, and Joe just might be his path to a better life in one of the dodgier corners of Mississippi."When Larry Brown wrote the novel, he instantly created an iconic character of contemporary Southern literature," Gordon Green says in a statement picked up by the Hollywood Reporter.
- 9/7/2012
- EmpireOnline
Director David Gordon Green is best known for his mainstream movies like Pineapple Express and Your Highness, but those who have been following his career for a long time know that there's a completely different side to the filmmaker than those comedies. Aside from his TV work on "Eastbound and Down," Green has done some fantastic work in the indie film scene (with Snow Angels in particular), and now he's going back to his roots with another character-driven project. THR reports that Green will direct Nicolas Cage in a "gritty Southern drama" called Joe, based on Larry Brown's novel of the same name. More below! The script was written by Gary Hawkins, who directed a 2002 documentary about the life of original author Larry Brown, so he is unquestionably familiar with the material and uniquely equipped to bring it to the big screen. The story follows an ex-con named Joe (Cage...
- 9/7/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
Nicolas Cage has been cast in Joe. Based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel with the same name, Joe follows an ex-con who becomes a role model to 15-year-old Gary Jones, who comes from a homeless family in Mississippi. The Southern drama will be directed by David Gordon Green and adapted by Gary Hawkins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gordon Green said: "When Larry Brown wrote the novel Joe, he instantly created an iconic character (more)...
- 9/7/2012
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
Nicolas Cage has always gone back and forth between payday flicks and worthy indies, with a tad too much emphasis on the former, in our view. It's hard to recall that he once won an Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas." So there's hope yet that "Joe" will give him a juicy role, working with David Gordon Green, who has lately steered away from the serious indie dramas that launched his career ("Snow Angels") in favor of gross-out comedies (TV series "Eastside and Down," "The Sitter," “Pineapple Express”). Financed by Worldview Entertainment, the gritty, southern drama is adapted by Gary Hawkins from Larry Brown's novel about a small-town Mississippi ex-con who becomes an unlikely role model to 15-year-old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a nasty drunk. Principal photography is set for early November in Texas. David Gordon Green said: "When Larry Brown wrote the novel...
- 9/7/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
David Gordon Green has spent the last few years making silly comedies like Pineapple Express, Your Highness and The Sitter (not to mention episodes of the HBO series Eastbound & Down), but now the George Washington filmmaker is heading back into more serious material. He's currently in the midst of developing a remake of Dario Argento's Suspiria and now he's found a star for his gritty, southern drama Joe. A press release has been sent out announcing that Nicolas Cage has signed on as the star in in Gordon Green's upcoming movie. The film, which is based on the novel by Larry Brown and written by Gary Hawkins, is about an ex-con who creates an unlikely friendship with a 15-year-old by named Gary Jones. Gary is the oldest child of a homeless family with a drunken father, and sees Joe as a positive, if not unlikely, role model. The two...
- 9/7/2012
- cinemablend.com
Worldview Entertainment will finance and produce David Gordon Green's southern drama, "Joe," starring Nicolas Cage, the company announced on Friday in Toronto. "Joe" is being written by Gary Hawkins and is based on the novel of the same name by Larry Brown. Lisa Muskat, David Gordon Green and Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow, will produce alongside Derrick Tseng. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in early November in Texas. London-based WestEnd Films will handle international sales and introduce the film to foreign buyers this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. CAA, which...
- 9/7/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
It was announced today that Worldview Entertainment, the company behind the recently announced new films by Eli Roth and Ti West (as well as just-wrapped features by Atom Egoyan and Guillaume Canet), will also fund "Joe," the new film by "All the Real Girls"/"Pineapple Express" director David Gordon Green that stars Nicolas Cage. Production should begin in early November in the great state of Texas. Foreign buyers are being sought at the Toronto International Film Festival this week. "Joe" was written by Gary Hawkins, based on the 2003 novel by Larry Brown, and is described in the press release as the "story of an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk, worthless father. Together they try to find a path to redemption and the hope for a better life in the rugged, dirty world of small town Mississippi.
- 9/7/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
With the rapid frequency that Nicolas Cage signs onto projects, a promising one is bound to turn up now and then. After a horrendous streak including Season of the Witch, Trespass, Seeking Justice, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Stolen and many more, it looks like we finally have a bright spot.
Reports are coming in from Toronto that financing has been secured by Worldview Entertainment for a film titled Joe, set to be directed by David Gordon Green. While his recent duds of Pineapple Express and The Sitter were disappointing, this one sees the director headed back to his roots in both location and material.
The Southern drama, scripted by Gary Hawkins from Larry Brown‘s novel, would star Cage as “an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk, worthless father. Together they...
Reports are coming in from Toronto that financing has been secured by Worldview Entertainment for a film titled Joe, set to be directed by David Gordon Green. While his recent duds of Pineapple Express and The Sitter were disappointing, this one sees the director headed back to his roots in both location and material.
The Southern drama, scripted by Gary Hawkins from Larry Brown‘s novel, would star Cage as “an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to 15 year old Gary Jones, the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk, worthless father. Together they...
- 9/7/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Toronto -- Nicolas Cage is set to star in David Gordon Green's Joe, based on Larry Brown's novel. New financing and production company Worldview Entertainment -- which has a major presence at this year's Toronto Film Festival -- is backing the gritty Southern drama. Gary Hawkins is adapting for the big screen. London-based WestEnd Films is handling international sales and shopping the project to foreign buyers gathered in Toronto for the festival. CAA, which packaged and arranged financing for Joe, is handling domestic rights. Joe tells the story of an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to 15-year-
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- 9/7/2012
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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