Galveston - Melanie Laurent Directs Nic Pizzolatto Adaptation

[Sawyer]

How am I just hearing about this?

http://deadline.com/2018/03/sxsw-galveston-ben-foster-elle-fanning-video-interview-1202338849/

In the film, Ben Foster plays Roy, a New Orleans ex-con who is intended to go down in a set-up by his kingpin Stan (Beau Bridges), however, he comes up the survivor with some valuable documents in hand alongside call girl Raquel (Elle Fanning). They flee Louisiana and head to Texas. During a pit stop, Raquel looks to secure money she’s owed, but winds up with a trash bag full of clothes and a 3-year old instead. Raquel and Roy wind up in the latter’s hometown of Galveston, where he plots his revenge, and is slowly dying.

Really curious where this lands on the True Detective Season 1 - True Detective Season 2 quality meter...

 

[Doctor Jones]

Well as long as Laurent is able to capture the book and Pizzolatto's voice properly we could be in for something great. The book is superb. Foster isn't who I imagined for Cady but he's such an underrated actor I'm sure he'll be great.

 

[James.B]

 

[Doctor Jones]

About time.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I just saw the trailer but it seems like it's been out since last Thursday. At any rate this looks like a quality, if depressing, film that could be a bit of Oscar bait for the two leads with Elle Fanning in particular stepping into a very different role for her, potentially another good step in her career after her excellent performance in 'Live by Night'.