Ellen Page to Star in Freeheld

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66138

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
May 18, 2010


Ellen Page (Inception) will star in a dramatic feature based on Cynthia Wade's award-winning short documentary Freeheld for Endgame Entertainment.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) is writing the screenplay "based on the true story of New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree, who'll be played by Page, and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester, who both battled to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness."

Wade's doc won the Oscar for best short documentary in 2008.

Little bit of Oscar bait for Ellen.

 

[That-Guy]

I'm a big fan of Ellen and this sounds like another great role for her. Plus, it will be fun watching her make out with another chick, although I'm sure the movie will be really depressing (as it should be).

 

[DarkKnight88]

Playing a lesbian? Not too much of a stretch for her, I think.

 

[That-Guy]

Playing a lesbian? Not too much of a stretch for her, I think.

I know that there have been internet rumors about this over the years, but unless Ellen comes out and says she's a lesbian, making unfounded statements like this is pretty obnoxious.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I know that there have been internet rumors about this over the years, but unless Ellen comes out and says she's a lesbian, making unfounded statements like this is pretty obnoxious.

Calm down.

 

[Donnie Darko]

I do love that SNL sketch with her talking about hugging another woman with her legs.

 

[Octoberist]

Playing a lesbian? Not too much of a stretch for her, I think.

come on

 

[corby]

Ellen Page lesbian scene! Alright! haha I remember being disappointed when she dropped out of another film that had her play a lesbian.

 

[Snow Queen]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-lionsgate-nabs-julianne-moore-770647?Facebook_20150206

Lionsgate is distributing.

Reading some posts in this thread is kind of amusing now.

 

[Daltonio]

Reading some posts in this thread is kind of amusing now.

I was thinking the same thing.

I'll probably be checking this one out eventually, sounds like it could be good.

 

[Snow Queen]

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[Rowsdower!]

Sounds like it could be really good. That's an impressive cast and it's an important story to tell.

 

[Quasimod0]

Isn't Julianne Moore a little old for Ellen Page?

 

[Rowsdower!]

Well, Laurel Hester, the woman Moore is playing, lived to be 49, which is close to Moore's age. And the woman Page is playing, Stacie Andree, was 30 at the time. So they're pretty close to the age of their real-life counterparts.

 

[Incarnadine]

Isn't Julianne Moore a little old for Ellen Page?

I remember thinking that about Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in Chloe.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Hey, Julianne Moore has the body of a 25-year-old and that scene in Chloe PROVED it.

 

[Snow Queen]

Release date for ‪#‎Freeheld‬ has been announced by Kate Aurthur via Buzzfeed. October 2nd in limited cinemas and October 16 worldwide! Trailer will be revealed soon! ‪#‎equality‬

from the Facebook page.

 

[Snow Queen]

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[Hunter Rider]

Looks really good, Julianne Moore is a phenomenal actress and Ellen Page is one of the best young actresses working today. The supporting cast is also strong.

What I thought worked in the trailer is that they have an important story to tell and there is obviously going to be a great deal of sadness in it, but they also seem to be showing the happy side of their life together and infusing even the serious parts with a dose of humour, which I think is a good idea in films that are built around heavy material, you want to get a sense of the people not just their worst hours.