Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, The Gift) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Rogue One) are set to star in the upcoming drama feature Train Dreams, from Jockey director Clint Bentley, who will helm the film from a script he adapted with Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing). The story is an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated novella. Damien Ober did a previous draft.
“The pic tells the story of Robert Grainier (Edgerton), a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways across America. Forced to spend prolonged periods of time away from his wife, Gladys (Jones), and their young daughter, Grainier struggles to make sense of his place in a rapidly changing world. As his story unfolds, he experiences great love, unspeakable loss and unique bonds, on a journey that is both distinct and universal.”
Bentley is coming off great success with his directorial debut, Jockey, which won Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Actor and the 2021 AFI Fest Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and was released in theaters by Sony Pictures Classics. Train Dreams marks the latest in a long line of collaborations between Bentley and his creative partner Kwedar, who also wrote and produced on Jockey. Most recently, the pair scripted Black Bear’s Sing Sing, starring Colman Domingo, which will hit SXSW in March before releasing in theaters via A24.
via: Deadline
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