Road movie "In the wild": actors, roles, the process of creating a picture

Sean Penn belongs to the category of the most titled persons of Hollywood. However, it’s not enough for him to be just a good artist - Sean has already shot five films as a director. The last in this list is the tape “In the Wild”, the actors of which introduce the viewer to the plot of the work of the same name by John Krakauer. So, what is this film about and who played the main roles in it?

The creators of the picture and a short plot

Sean Penn is widely known as the owner of several Oscars and prizes from numerous prestigious film festivals. For the first time as a director, he tried himself back in 1991: his drama "Running Indian" with Viggo Mortensen in the title role was nominated for the main prize of the Locarno Film Festival.

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Then there was Standing at the Crossroads and Promise with Jack Nicholson, as well as the drama September 11, consisting of 11 movie novels. Since 1996, Penn has been hatching the idea to film the picture “In the Wild.” Actors in this project were invited little-known. Also, Sean's wife refused to act in it, although she honored her previous paintings with her presence.

“In the wild” is the story of a real person who abandoned his fortune and went to wander around the world. The main character lived for some time in Mexico, the States, and then organized a difficult test for himself, settling in Alaska in an ordinary bus.

The drama was released on September 1, 2007.

Emil Hirsch as Christopher

Since Pen was thinking for the first time back in 1996 about shooting the film “In the Wild”, the actors for the main roles were originally planned by others. The role of the protagonist named Christopher was to play Leonardo di Caprio, and Mr. Franz was to play Marlon Brando.

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However, the real participants in this story have been thinking for too long about whether they agree to the film adaptation of the work of John Krakauer. As a result, the film was shot only ten years later, and the main role had to be given to the budding actor Emil Hirsch.

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For the sake of filming in the tape of Sean Penn, Hirsch lost 18 kilograms. So far, this film is the most famous in the Hirsch filmography.

Emil has been acting in films since he was eight years old, but with the main roles he is not very lucky. In the line of his works are projects "Sabrina - a little witch", "Pretender", "Imperial Club", "Ambulance". Emil played the central characters in the youth comedy "Neighbor", the drama "Alpha Dog" and the action movie "Speed ​​Racer."

Katherine Keener as Jan

On his way, Christopher McCandless (the main character of the picture) met a variety of people. So he met a certain Jan Burris, whose role was played by Katherine Keener.

Katherine Keener
Katherine in the States is a recognizable person. She was twice nominated for an Oscar, played in quite famous Hollywood films.

For example, in the 91st, she played Yvonne in the comedy with Brad Pitt “Johnny Suede”. Since then, Keener and Pitt have developed friendly relations. In 98, the actress appeared in the action movie Out of Sight with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez.

In 1999, Keener got a major role in the comedy "Being John Malkovich." For work in this project, the artist was nominated for an Oscar.

Also in the filmography of Katherine appear films "Adaptation" by Spike Jones, "Translator" by Sidney Pollack, "Forty-Year-Old Virgin" by Judd Apatow and other works.

"In the Wild" is the film that brought Katherine a nomination for the US Screen Actors Guild Award. However, the actress did not win the coveted prize.

"In the wild": actors. Holbrook as Ron

Holbrook in the directorial work of Sean Penn got the role of Ron Franz - the very role that Penn planned to give Brando. For the role of Franz Hal, they were nominated for an Oscar as the best supporting actor.

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Hal Holbrook has acted in films since the 1950s. When he decided to participate in the Penn project, he was 81 years old.

The career of the actor began in the series The Brighter Day. Then Hal spent ten years of his life on the FBI serial project.

In the 79th, the artist received the main role in the drama "Natural Enemies". According to the plot, the hero of Holbrooke killed his whole family on the basis of domestic problems, so that the role of Hal was not easy. And a year later, the actor had the opportunity to play the president of the United States in the action movie "Abduction of the President."

In 81, Holbrook got the role of John Webster - the father of a teenager shot dead by the police. In the drama Kill Randy Webster, the hero Hal began his dangerous investigation and clashed with the local police.

The actor was not able to play the main roles anymore. In the last years of his life, he starred more and more in television series: “The Soprano Clan”, “Ambulance”, “Sons of Anarchy”.

Other role performers

Marsha Gay Harden played in the project Penn Billy McCandless - the mother of the protagonist. Marsha is also known for her roles in Pollock and Meet Joe Black.

The role of Christopher's father was given to William Hurt (Other Hypostases, Captain America: Civil War).

Also in the film, the young Hollywood star Kristen Stewart (Twilight) was spotlighted.

Reviews and reviews

“In the Wild” is a film that has been warmly received by critics. On the IMDb website, the picture rating is 8.20. Moreover, the tape received the Golden Globe for musical accompaniment and the award of the National Council of Film Critics of the USA, which went to Hersh for his work on the image of Christopher.

The audience is impressed by the work of Penn with many problems that the director touched on in his work. For example, the problem of mental and mental limitations of the consumer society. People are used to saturating their lives with the benefits of civilization to the point of failure, but they completely forget about the basic human needs: healthy work, emotional communication with people, the formation of good human relationships. Even if you do not pay attention to philosophical subtexts, it’s just interesting to watch the story of a man who changed everything at once in his life.


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