Emma Watson as Belle in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s classic animated film.
Take a look at brand new images featuring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast from Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic and one of the most beloved tales ever told, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
The film, which brings the story and characters audiences know and love to life in a stunning, cinematic event, is directed by Bill Condon and features an extraordinary ensemble cast which also includes Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be released in U.S. theaters nationwide on March 17, 2017.
The Beast (Dan Stevens) and Belle (Emma Watson) in the castle library in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic which is a celebration of one of the most beloved stories ever told.
The mantel clock Cogsworth, the teapot Mrs. Potts, Lumiere the candelabra and the feather duster Plumette live in an enchanted castle in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST the live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic directed by Bill Condon.
Director/co-screenwriter Bill Condon on set with Belle (Emma Watson) in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic. The story and characters audiences know and love are brought to life in this stunning cinematic event…a celebration of one of the most beloved stories ever told.
Luke Evans stars as Gaston and Josh Gad as Le Fou in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic directed by Bill Condon which brings the story and characters audiences know and love to life.
Gaston (Luke Evans) a handsome but arrogant brute, holds court in the village tavern in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, directed by Bill Condon, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic and a celebration of one of the most beloved stories ever told.
In Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic, Emma Watson stars as Belle and Kevin Kline is Maurice, Belle’s father. The story and characters audiences know and love are brought to life in this stunning cinematic event…a celebration of one of the most beloved tales ever told.
Belle (Emma Watson) in the West Wing of the Beast’s castle in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic directed by Bill Condon which brings the story and characters audiences know and love to life.
It’s cinema sequel time once more, film fans. Generally follow-ups pop up with great frequency during the Summer months, but this flick bends the release rules on many levels. For one thing, a dozen years have passed by since the last installment. Not quite the 20 years between Independence Days, but still rather lengthy. Two more things: it’s based on a book series that focuses on a female protagonist. No, it’s not from a YA (young adult) series, so get THE HUNGER GAMES and TWILIGHT, out of your heads, since this characters has several years on Bella and Katniss. Plus, this is not an action epic set in a dystopian future, rather the present day (although some elements do venture into fantasy). So in 2001 we delved into her diary, three years later she took us to the edge of reason, and now we get to meet BRIDGET JONES’S BABY.
As we catch up with Ms. Jones (Renee Zellweger), she’s all “by herself”, listening to the similarly titled pop standard, in her London flat celebrating her 43rd birthday. While blowing on the candle on her cupcake, she brings us up to speed on her life. She’s the stage manager/co-producer of a popular TV news show and best “mates” with the anchorwoman Miranda (Sarah Solemani). A few days ago Bridget attended a memorial service and ran into her ex-beau, famous barrister Marc Darcy (Colin Firth), who was there with his wife Camilla. Double bummer! But things are about to perk up. Since she couldn’t be with her on the big “B day”, Miranda is going to treat Bridget to a weekend at a big music festival where they will be “glamping” (glamorous camping in an already set-up rental tent). Oh, and there will be lots of drinking. So much so that Bridget wanders into the wrong tent. Or maybe the “rightest” tent since it is occupied by a hunky American named Jack (Patrick Dempsey), who she had met earlier in the day as she navigated the muddy grounds of the fair site. Things get chummy and …hours later a hung over Bridget scurries off to find Miranda, while Jack was out getting coffee. Back at work, Bridget must deal with her new bosses, a pack of millennials with no patience for “hard news”. And her “Mum” (Gemma Jones) is running for public office, testing the patience of Dad (Jim Broadbent) back in her home village. When Bridget agrees to be the godmother to Jude’s (Shirley Henderson) new baby, she’s surprised to see that the godfather is Marc, who is at the baptism without the wife. He explains that they have separated, the drinks flow, and….same deal. It’s an uneventful few weeks (Marc is back in the courts with a high-profile case) when she notices her clothes getting more than a tad tighter. Quick trip to chemist for a kit, and Bridget learns she is pregnant. Is the “baby daddy” old flame Marc Darcy or is it the holiday mystery man (Bridget and her “squad” discover that he’s Jack Quant, multi-millionaire creator of a popular dating website, so…that’s a plus!)? How can she tell them, and what will happen if she does? What’s a gal to do??!!
After a long hiatus from film, Zellweger re-affirms her star status by displaying her precise comic timing and a “go for it” spirit in the story’s many slapstick sequences. She delivers an energetic performance, while also never setting aside Bridget’s maturity and her fears (watch her as she hears the phrase “geriatric pregnancy”). This doesn’t inhibit the silly side of the role, with bits of funny business that would make Lucille Ball proud. Unfortunately her suitors don’t get nearly the chance to “cut loose”. Firth, for much of his screen time, is “one note” as Darcy who is written as a stodgy ole’ “fussbudget”, cringing at many of the wild antics of the cast. Happily, Darcy does get to fire off a rare withering retort filled with sarcasm, and you can see the joy in Firth’s eye in these too brief scenes. Then he’ll make a charming declaration of love, and any thoughts about Darcy having a “stick up his…” evaporate. The new guy at this party, Dempsey, is there mostly to provide conflict and melt the ladies’ hearts with his 1000 watt smile and five-o’clock shadow. Oh, and he gets to poke wholes in the uptight, overblown Darcy after Jack’s character does a complete 360 from his awkward live TV interview, after hearing of possible fatherhood. Dempsey also brings lots of energy, but this role won’t have his fans forgetting his “Dr. McDreamy” TV persona. Solemani really sells the role of a respected newswoman by day and party animal by night (or weekend). Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent do their best to make their “B” story interesting, while Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, and Celia Imrie clock in for cameos that unite them from the previous films. The best supporting work is from co-screenwriter Emma Thompson as Bridget’s snarky OBGYN whose deadpan delivery is pure comic perfection. She only pops in for a few brief scenes, but Thompson scores huge laughs every time she appears.
Full disclosure here: I have not seen the previous Jones flicks. I contemplated about streaming them prior to this new entry, but I thought it best to go in cold, since BABY should be able to stand (or crawl) on its own (I don’t think you should have to read the book, before seeing the movie adaptation either). I realize that I’m not really in the demographic the marketing folks are aiming at. This flick is a frothy fantasy for women of (ahem) a certain age. And yes I know the multiplexes are jam-packed with flicks tailored for guys (Bond, Bourne, the Fast &the Furious , etc…). Nonetheless, this stale bit of fluff sorely tested my powers of endurance. As I’ve stated many times before, comedies should not be marathons. One hundred minutes tops. At over two hours, this film veers into Judd Apatow territory. And like most comedies of any length it hits that one hour lull at full force. What could it lose? How about the completely unnecessary “Mum’s campaign” subplot? Hey, Bridget is a wild free spirit and her mother’s a 1950’s prude! Then again, that’s one of many clichés that pass for wit. Caucasian lip sincs to hip hop…check! Little girl drops the F-bomb…in church! One of many gratuitous bombs…but hysterical…check! Leading lady dives into the mud…check! And the old “do everything or say everything I say” bit…double check! The basic plot of “daddy decision” was used way back in 1967’s Sandra Dee farce DOCTOR, YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!, along with many TV sitcoms. The talented cast just can’t work miracles with this tepid script and lackluster direction. The studio might have been thinking this could be another franchise, but hopefully the trilogy mercifully concludes with BRIDGET JONES’S BABY. Whew, somebody change that diaper! 1.5 out of 5
Oscar® winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter of the world’s favorite singleton in BRIDGET JONES’S BABY. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting.
After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?
Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.
BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Open In Theaters September 16.
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Emma Watson is Belle in the lovely trailer for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon from a screenplay by TBD based on the 1991 animated film, the film is produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.
Coming to cinemas this fall is the next chapter in the story of Bridget Jones – the world’s favorite singleton.
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the BRIDGET JONES’S BABY starring Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting.
After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?
Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.
The much-anticipated third installment of the Bridget Jones’s franchise welcomes fellow Academy Award winner Emma Thompson to the cast. Longtime collaborators Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films produce alongside Debra Hayward.
Zellweger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 2001’s BRIDGET JONES’S DAIRY. The film was a huge hit with audiences and critics alike and had a successful box office run bringing in $281,929,795.
Universal Pictures will distribute BRIDGET JONES’S BABY in North America on September 16, 2016.
In this comedy-adventure, A WALK IN THE WOODS, celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson (Academy Award® winner Robert Redford) challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail—2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine—instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson) and their large and happy family. In celebration of the film coming out on Digital HD, On Demand, DVD and Blu-ray on December 29th, WAMG is giving away copies of Bill Bryson’s book A WALK IN THE WOODS. Check out below for rules on how to enter.
The peace and tranquility Bill (Redford) hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek—his long-lost and former friend, Stephen Katz (Academy Award® nominee Nick Nolte). Katz is a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer. After a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law, Katz sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before it’s too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word “adventure.” Now, they’re about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.
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“Sounds of A Walk in the Woods” – A featurette on the music from the film.
“The Appalachian Trail” – Legendary actors Robert Redford Nick Nolte, director Ken Kwapis and producers Chip Diggins and Bill Holderman delve into the intricacies of filming on The Appalachian Trail.
“Take a Hike with a Legendary Cast” – Legendary actors Robert Redford and Nick Nolte, along with director Ken Kwapis and producers Chip Diggins and Bill Holderman discuss being part of the film.
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“Robert Redford’s Call to Action PSA” – Legendary actor Robert Redford shares why it’s important to preserve The Appalachian Trail.
With the success of last summer’s surprise hit CHEF, it was inevitable there would be more movies about professional cooking. The nation seems obsessed with chefs right now, and shows about professional cooking and kitchens dominate TV programming. BURNT stars Bradley Cooper as a once successful chef at a top Paris restaurant, who lost it all and is now trying for a comeback, with the help of sous chef Sienna Miller. But while CHEF charmed audiences with a look into how real professional kitchens work, BURNT goes another route – the reality-show version where temper tantrums trump actual cooking. Those who love chef Gordon Ramsay’s screaming antics will be entertained by BURNT’s over-the-top kitchen melodrama. In fact, Ramsey coached Cooper for the film.
Cooper plays Adam Jones, a talented but hot-tempered young chef who ran his own Paris restaurant and earned two coveted Michelin stars before flaming out over alcohol and drug addiction, leaving a swath of broken friendships in his wake. Now sober and drug-free, Jones is in London, trying to stage a comeback to try for a third Michelin star. The question is whether he can find anyone to finance a restaurant for him, or talented staff willing to work for him, given his disastrous reputation. Despite past betrayals, he earns the backing of hotel-owner Tony (Daniel Bruhl) and recruits a team of former restaurant staff, plus a rising young sous chef Helene (Sienna Miller). Meanwhile, Jones has to contend with an old rival Reese (Mathew Rhys), whose restaurant boasts a high-tech approach to cooking verses Jones’ more traditional style. Supporting roles are also played by Emma Thompson, Uma Thurman, Alicia Vikander, Omar Sy, Lily James and Sam Keeley.
The film is being billed as a kind of romantic comedy about second chances. There is very little comedy in this tale, and not that much romance. Adam is such a jerk and has done such awful things to his former co-workers, so it is amazing anyone wants to give him a second chance when he suddenly turns up in London. At most, you would expect a restauranteur to take him on as a cook, or sous chef, in their kitchen until he proved himself reliable again. Instead, someone finances a new restaurant for him. It seems all he has to do is smile and sparkle his blue eyes.
As the wife of a former chef and one-time restaurant owner, this reviewer recognizes that director John Wells gets lots of restaurant world details right. BURNT takes us inside some gorgeous restaurants and tricked-out kitchens, and serves up some wonderful looking dishes, with a view of the hot London restaurant scene. While the film gets little details about presentation and trends in cooking right, it misses the bigger picture of how real restaurants run. Good professional kitchens have the speed and controlled chaos of a busy hospital emergency room – abrupt, brusque, business-like – but with surprisingly few of those emotional meltdowns that play so well on TV. Sometimes, you see that in BURNT – and clearly the cast trained and these scenes also feature some real kitchen staff – but too often it is all about the screaming. The kitchen staff working at full-blast was one of the things CHEF got so right, as well as the camaraderie after the kitchen closes for the night. There is none of that bonding of the workplace here in BURNT’s reality-show kitchen.
Actually, it is not just the kitchen that rings false in BURNT. While this film has a good cast, pretty restaurant locations and plenty of shots of luscious food, it is far more style than substance. The whole enfant terrible star who fell and is staging a comeback is a familiar trope, whether the fallen star is in music, movies, or cooking. Everything about this story is familiar – the ex-friend wooed back, the burned backer who decides to take another chance on the star, the egoism and lessons still to learn, the new romance. The story contrives some heated rivalry between Cooper’s Jones and fellow chef … over style of cooking – “cook my way or else” – while real chefs might just disagree. When Jones garners a good review, his rival destroys his own restaurant in one of those artistic tantrum scenes movies love – and which would never really happen unless the chef wanted to be fired and maybe sued by his backers. But it sure makes a nice mess.
BURNT missed an opportunity for a real-world glimpse inside professional cooking and the ones who are really burned in this film are audience members hoping to taste something fresh and real. BURNT is a dish that should be sent back.
The Weinstein Company has released the brand new trailer for their upcoming film, BURNT, starring Bradley Cooper as Chef Adam Jones.
Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) had it all – and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste.
To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Sienna Miller). BURNT is a remarkably funny and emotional story about the love of food, the love between two people, and the power of second chances.
Miller and Cooper previously starred in Clint Eastwood’s gripping drama, AMERICAN SNIPER.
BURNT also stars Omar Sy, Daniel Brühl, Matthew Rhys, Uma Thurman and Emma Thompson and opens nationwide on October 23, 2015.
With Labor Day less than a week away, it’s not too late to explore the “great outdoors”, at least at your local multiplex. This past Winter, Reese Witherspoon earned an Oscar nomination in the true life tale of a woman, Cheryl Strayed, who recently hiked the long, arduous Pacific Crest Trail all by herself in the drama WILD. Her journey seemed to be a way of exorcising her own personal demons. This new true life nature hike isn’t quite so somber, but it’s equally daunting. Around the time that Reese was hitting the road (cinema-wise), Robert Redford was also going solo, but on an aquatic voyage (which turned into a fight for survival) in ALL IS LOST. Now he’s on land and on foot at the East Coast near equivalent, the Appalachian Trail. But the Sundance Kid is more than twice Reese’s age. Does he stand a chance there? Well, he’s not alone, though. Joining him is his former co-star from THE COMPANY YOU KEEP, Nick Nolte. And he’s just a few years younger. Can these two screen veterans enjoy and endure this trip as they embark on A WALK IN THE WOODS?
Travel book author Bill Bryson (Redford) seems to be in a bit of a rut. After spending several years in England, he’s returned to the states and settled in New Hampshire with his Brit-born wife Catherine (Emma Thompson). He’s enjoying his golden years with her along their children and grandchildren, but something’s missing. After an awkward TV interview (the host couldn’t be more pompous), he returns home just in time to get the call about another friend’s passing. When he and the missus return home from the funeral, Bill decides to take a stroll. He’s surprised to discover that a nearby wooded area leads to an offshoot of the Appalachian Trail. That’s it! He’s written several books about international destinations, but he’s never really explored his home turf! Before he settles into his rockin’ chair, he’ll walk the road from Georgia to Maine. This idea doesn’t go over well with Catherine and soon she’s printing up internet horror stories of nature (animal attacks, accidents, etc.). Well at least Bill agrees to get a partner. After several fruitless hours dialing numbers from his old address book, Bill is almost ready to throw in the towel. Then out of the blue he gets a call from Stephen Katz, who heard about his quest through the grapevine. They haven’t kept in touch for thirty years (Katz still owes Bill some money), but they make plans to hike the trail together. When Katz (Nolte) arrives at the local airport, Bill is taken aback by his limping, disheveled appearance. But Katz insists that he’s in fine shape, and soon the two are flying down to the trail’s Georgia starting point. Is there any way that these two AARP members can finish the many months long trek all the way to Maine?
Redford doesn’t seem to be slowing down in what would be most actors’ twilight years (he’s got a another true story Oscar-bait flick out in a couple of months), and here he proves to be just as warm and engaging as ever as the traveling, often befuddled everyman. There’s a confused sadness in his eyes during the film’s early scenes which is wiped clean when the plan for adventure takes hold. Oddly, this “fog” is replaced by an almost child-like sense of curiosity and wonder, so much so, that there’s a “boy-ish” quality to the near eighty year-old. Plus Redford is a more that capable “straight man” to the irascible Nolte who plays Katz with a twinkle in his often bloodshot eyes. Though his traveling partner wants to make his mile quota, Katz wants to take things at his own leisurely pace. Nolte’s sandpaper-tinged voice has evolved almost into a deep croak, much like the great character player James Gammon, with each sentence barely escaping through his thick, bramble beard. He’s one silver lion that’s full of mischief, not malice. Thompson is quite lovable as the voice of reason and sanity who knows that she won’t change her hubby’s mind, no matter how many wild tales of terror she downloads. Her love for her mate wins out over her frustrations, particularly as she “puts on the Brits’ stiff upper-lip” as he heads out. Some great supporting actors pop up in several terrific sequences. The fabulous Nick Offerman inspires a few chuckles as the all-knowing expert pushing the most expensive gear to Bill at the local sporting goods store. Kristen Schaal is also quite funny as the pesky, abrasive fellow hiker on the trail that temporarily joins up with the fellas (she’s a bit too close to her character on TV’s “The Last Man on Earth”, though). And Oscar-winner Mary Steenburgen pops up as the single lady owner/operator of a motel near the trail who brightens up at the sight of Bill. With this and her recent role in LAST VEGAS Ms. S seems to have found her niche playing mature temptresses (hmm, much like her part in the aforementioned TV sitcom).
Director Ken Kwapis (THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS) gamely tries to resist the urge to turn the film into a sitcom (he’s directed plenty) and, despite the “cutesy” trailers, this isn’t really “Nearly as Grumpy, but Better Looking Old Men”. There are a few clunky comic detours that land with a thud (Katz thinks a plus-sized lady is attractive! Haw! Haw! Oh, and she’s got a big, big beau! Hee! Hee!), but the guys make a pretty good team and their “bonding” sequences never feel forced, as do several bits of slapstick. And then there’s the jaw-droppingly gorgeous, glorious scenery (this will look great on the next wave of hi-res home screens). The R rating is mostly for Katz’s many “F-bombs”, so there’s nothing here to really upset the older folks. In other words, this is a film you can take mom or granny to, and not be bored out of your skull. Hey, it would be fun just to watch Bob and Nick grab coffee. It’s not ground-breaking, cutting edge cinema, it’s relaxing, much like taking A WALK IN THE WOODS, but without the bears and bunions.
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In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Academy Award winner Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail – 2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine.
The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek – his long lost and former friend Katz (Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law – sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late.
The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, “adventure”. Now they’re about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.
A WALK IN THE WOODS opens in theatres Wednesday, September 2, 2015.
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