Hick

[Project862006]

Variety

Eddie Redmayne is set to star with Blake Lively and Chloe Moretz in the indie "Hick."Derick Martini will helm the pic, which focuses on a 13-year-old (Moretz) from Nebraska who gets more than she bargained for when she leaves for Las Vegas.
Lively will play a grifter who meets Moretz's character on the road and takes the girl under her wing. Redmayne would play another loner who tries luring Moretz away and also shares a past with Lively.
Andrea Portes is adapting from the novel she wrote.
Steven Siebert and Christian Taylor will produce through Siebert's Lighthouse Entertainment shingle and Taylor's Taylor Lane Prods. Charles de Portes is exec producing.

 

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First Look

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...retz_pair_up_for_hick_in_first_official_look/

 

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Official Poster

 

[DACrowe]

Ugh. This sounds like Hound Dog all over again. How does this exploitative crap get made and how can parents (or agents for that matter) think it's a good idea? Definitely a pass.

 

[Project862006]

Official Trailer
http://movies.yahoo.com/trailers/red-band/#hick

it says red band but i did'nt hear any cussing,violence,nudity,etc.

 

[cherokeesam]

Official Trailer
http://movies.yahoo.com/trailers/red-band/#hick

it says red band but i did'nt hear any cussing,violence,nudity,etc.

But you saw plenty of exploitation.

This is a 14-15 year old actress, probably playing a girl who's even younger than that, getting involved in all sorts of things that a girl that age has no business in. Even as an actress. As DACrowe said in the post before, it's exploitation of a minor, just like Dakota Fanning in Hound Dog. They're probably hoping to generate the same kind of controversy that one did. Even though the controversy generated absolutely *no* notable box office or critical praise for Hound Dog whatsoever.

 

[flickchick85]

But you saw plenty of exploitation.

This is a 14-15 year old actress, probably playing a girl who's even younger than that, getting involved in all sorts of things that a girl that age has no business in. Even as an actress. As DACrowe said in the post before, it's exploitation of a minor, just like Dakota Fanning in Hound Dog. They're probably hoping to generate the same kind of controversy that one did. Even though the controversy generated absolutely *no* notable box office or critical praise for Hound Dog whatsoever.

Yeah, you gotta wonder how they thought this was a good idea.

 

[kvz5]

This looks hilariously bad.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I've never even heard of Hound Dog before.

But yeah... even though I'm a fan of Moretz and Lively can be good, that trailer was a convoluted mess. Maybe the movie won't suck but they did their best to make it look like it will.

 

[SuperFerret]

I don't see any more "exploitation" here than in Kickass.

 

[Doctor Jones]

This is a comedy right?

 

[Project862006]

^ yes it is drama/comedy

 

[DACrowe]

I don't see any more "exploitation" here than in Kickass.

Kick-Ass wasn't about sexualizing a 14-year-old with the plot being driven whether she was going to be raped or not by the guy from My Week With Marilyn.

There are movies that walk a fine line like Taxi Driver and Leon, but this is veering off towards Lolita. No thanks.

 

[Project862006]

alot of reviews from TIFF had people feeling uncomfortable which lead to some negative reviews it was a little too dark for them