The actress has been tipped for an oscar nomination for her portrayal of a woman who hiked the. Mar 16, 2015 with absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the pacific crest trail, alone. A woman alone used to be seen as pitiful, vulnerable, or dangerous. Actress reese witherspoon attends the prereception for the wild premiere during the 2014 toronto international film festival at shangrila hotel on september 8, 2014. Nick hornby screenplay by, cheryl strayed memoir wild. Wild stars reese witherspoon as a woman who takes on an arduous solo trek along the pacific crest trail. But a movie like this rests entirely on the strength of the main actress. Witherspoon has come out the other side with gone girl and wild, films that are squarely in the oscar race. Hollywood darling reese witherspoon, however, isnt waiting until then to get her hands on the project. Thankfully, wild only suffers somewhat from this disconnect. The movie is based on strayeds bestselling 2012 memoir wild. Jul 11, 2014 wild trailer from the director of dallas buyers club. Every season in rockton seems to bring a new challenge. Topics film inspirational inspiring women movie movie news reese.
With no experience, cheryl hiked miles of the pacific crest trail alone. Dvd sales had shrunk and smaller, femalecentered movies were in short supply. Reese witherspoon struggles to bring an emotionally distant character to life. In the film s opening scene, cherylplayed with straightforward vulnerability by reese witherspoon. Powerfully moving and emotionally resonant, wild finds director jeanmarc vallee and star reese witherspoon working at the peak of their respective powers. Wild after the death of her mother and breakdown of her marriage, reese witherspoon s character cheryl embarks on the pacific crest trail, one of americas toughest hike trails. In a small town in 1938, adolescent sammy perkins william mcnamara and his sibling ellie reese witherspoon find alice patricia arquette alone in a shack, where her heartless stepdad forces. Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jeanmarc vallee. Quotes from wild by cheryl strayed wild quotes a quote from wild by cheryl strayed. The woman is played by reese witherspoon, who sets out to walk the pacific crest trail in america. The reese witherspoon film and the memoir its based on speaks to the power being alone with yourself has to change your life. Reese witherspoon eats, prays, loves, and shoots heroin in wild.
For more awesome travel movie suggestions click the pin. I highly recommend wild to anyone who wishes to watch a movie about a young. Reese witherspoon stars in the trailer for wild, a true story about a woman who trekked 1100 miles in order to find herself. From book to script to screen, reese witherspoon is. Reece witherspoon woman of the year full speech ambition is not a dirty word. Its the hardest thing ive had to do the actress and cheryl strayed, the writer behind her tough new role in wild, talk about filming a bestselling memoir. Wild begins with novice hiker cheryl strayed at one of the lowest points during her threemonth, 1,100milelong solo trek along the pacific crest trail.
Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her. For most of wild, witherspoon s character walks alone in the mountains, but. Here are 25 books on reese witherspoons reading list. Chicago at times wild resembles the hallucinatory fever dream of a dehydrated and delirious hiker played by reese witherspoon, alone in the world. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of. Jan 15, 2015 r eese witherspoon produces and stars in this fervent film version of wild, adapted by nick hornby from the wilderness memoir by essayist cheryl strayed, and directed by jeanmarc vallee an. Actor reese witherspoon became famous in her 20s after starring in films like election and legally blonde, but by the time she entered her 30s, the film landscape had shifted. The journey of a thousand miles begins with an oversized backpack and a boot thrown off a mountain. Why joshua jackson spent so much time in his underwear. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, the film stars reese witherspoon as cheryl, determined to complete the one thousand one. The film has been given a december 5, 2014 release date, right in the prime spot for. The recipient of several accolades, including an academy award and a primetime emmy award, she is among the highestpaid actresses in the world, as of 2019.
Reese witherspoon coproduced and plays against type in the screen adaptation of cheryl strayeds memoir. Review of wild, starring reese witherspoon, from dallas. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthen, and ultimately heals her. Dec 11, 2014 reese witherspoon, who went nude in the film adaptation of cheryl strayeds memoir wild, told reporters that she really didnt want to do the sex scenes including one with two guys. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and.
Fisting party for my wife girls gone wild pool party with marilyn mansion, nicole rey, and other hot amateurs. Her screen actors guild best actress nomination this morning is a good sign of things to. During the course of the film, cheryl reflects on her life, and finally comes to peace with her past. Wild official trailer 2014 starring reese witherspoon and directed by jean marc vallee. Laura jeanne reese witherspoon born march 22, 1976 is an american actress, producer, and entrepreneur. Reese witherspoon and laura dern got well deserved oscar nominations for their roles in this film. Mar 01, 2019 reese witherspoon is arguably the greatest actress of her generation, appearing in your faves including legally blonde and wild.
At least thats what detective casey duncan has felt since she decided to call this. Released december 3rd, 2014, wild stars reese witherspoon, laura dern, thomas sadoski, michiel huisman the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of 76 out of 100 on. The tale is of selfdiscovery and healing while also revealing. In the movie wild, reese witherspoon plays the author cheryl strayed, who goes on an 1100 mile solo wilderness trek after the death of her mother. Killing time while waiting, lets have a shower together. While yanking it, she emits a primal scream of agony and causes one of her boots to tumble over a steep cliff. Academy award winner reese witherspoon walk the line stars in this. Jan 11, 2015 there is a scene in the film wild in which cheryl strayed played by reese witherspoon runs out of food in the middle of nowhere and is forced to hitch a ride into town with a farm worker, an. Strayeds story chronicles her experience of confronting a destructive path her life had taken by embarking on a solo trek covering 1,000 miles along the pacific crest trail, which. The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayeds 2012 memoir wild.
Reese witherspoons wild movie, featuring the pacific. With reese witherspoon, laura dern, gaby hoffmann, michiel huisman. People got an exclusive look at the making of the film adaptation of the 2012 best. Reese witherspoon steals the show in wild, the true story of a deeply troubled woman hiking her way back to normalcy. Watch the wild movie trailer for the film starring reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed. It was nearly impossible to find good leading roles for women. Dec 03, 2014 jeanmarc vallee narrates a sequence from wild with reese witherspoon. I could feel myself disintegrating inside myself like a pastbloom flower. Undone by a broken marriage and her mothers death, cheryl strayed has been on a yearslong reckless tear, fueled by addiction and despair. Reese witherspoon s walk on the wild side women who abandon men to test their mettle in nature have inspired a series of compelling movies. Similar movies include, wild almost similar driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother laura dern, the dissolution of. Oct 14, 2014 reese witherspoon has told sky news her latest film is the hardest she has made so far in her career.
Luckily, reese witherspoon decided to bring her agame for this one. Dec 04, 2014 wild is a fierce path wellworth following cheryl strayed reese witherspoon spends several riveting weeks in the great outdoors hiking 1,100 miles of the pacific crest trail, which stretches. Dec 01, 2014 reese witherspoon is captivating as a woman who has lost her way in director jeanmarc vallees marvelous film adaptation of,wild, cheryl strayeds bestselling memoir. Or just road trip or movies in which adventure travelling have shown. Inspiring movie based on the best selling book by cheryl strayed. Filming wild, reese witherspoon grew up the mercury news. Wild, cheryl strayeds memoir of her elevenhundredmile hike along the pacific crest trail, experienced solo, hits shelves later this month. Dec 15, 2014 fox searchlight and its partners will introduce wild the experience, a threeminute, 360degree, virtual reality encounter with ms.
Part of the pacific crest trail which goes from mexico to canada. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, which chronicles her 1,100mile hike to shed her grief and atone for years of destructive behavior, which included heroin abuse. Wild follows young woman cheryl reese witherspoon as she sets out on a one thousand mile hike around the pacific trail in order to fix herself from past traumas which we learn along the way in flashbacks. Dec 19, 2014 a chronicle of one womans one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.
Academy award winner reese witherspoon stars in this inspirational true story from the director of dallas buyers club and based on the bestselling book. Mary pipher, author of reviving ophelia and seeking peace cheryl strayed is one of the most exciting writers ive come across in a long time. Strayeds story chronicles her experience of confronting a destructive path her life had taken by embarking on a solo trek covering 1,000. Wild is a beautiful, lonely journey and reese witherspoon is awesome, no surprise.
She gingerly inspects her bloodied feet and prepares to pluck a battered nail from her big toe. Glamour reese witherspoon is the webs number one fansite source on all things reese witherspoon, the oscar winning actress of walk the line, legally blonde, wild and big little lies. You understand his idealism and his strong focus to achieve his aims. The first couple of days were spent in my underwear, the 41yearold actor tells thr of his initial scenes with reese witherspoon, whom hed first worked with while making 1999s cruel intentions. Oscarnominated wild, directed by jeanmarc vallee dallas buyers club and starring and produced by reese witherspoon best actress nomination, is based on cheryl strayeds bestselling memoir by the same name. Actor reese witherspoon became famous in her 20s after starring in films like election and legally blonde, but by the time she entered her 30s, the film. Thank god we have known each other for as long as we have. May 12, 2014 fox searchlight is officially throwing wild, starring reese witherspoon, into this years oscar game. So to see it debut before peers was a particularly charged process, one that paid off. Wild, with reese witherspoon, finds salvation in the woods. Reese witherspoon sends mixed messages in a gorgeous liberation fable cheryl strayeds hit memoir becomes a warm, wrenching, often. Witherspoon rashly decides to take on the miles pacific crest trail alone, even though she has no experience of hiking. Charlie rose takes to the trail to talk about wild where else would you interview the star of a film about a 1,100mile hike. Directed with great care by jeanmarc vallee, wild is an intimate and personal film, one that dives deep into our central characters.
Wild, starring oscarnominated reese witherspoon, based on the book by cheryl strayed, and other epic outdoor adventure books and subsequent movies. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, the film stars reese witherspoon as cheryl, determined to. Every time i moved a muscle, another petal of me blew away. Reese witherspoons wild gets oscar friendly release date. After walking away from her marriage, a troubled woman spends months hiking the pacific crest. Jul 11, 2014 reese witherspoon is ready to get wild. Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the pacific crest trail, alone. In wild, reese witherspoon is anything but tame originally published september 8, 2014 at 11. Reese witherspoon in wild fox searchlight pictures wild. But her unlikely new family and a budding romance come to a crashing halt when her exhusband shows up, suitcase in hand. In fact, i cannot fathom how witherspoon was denied a win.
Academy award winner reese witherspoon walk the line stars in this extraordinary true story from the director of dallas buyers club and based on the bestselling novel. Cheryl strayed needed to be alone in the vast american outdoors, but she also needed to. Yet no matter how greasy her hair or how dead her eyes, i just cant buy her as a selfdestructive junkie. In a bid to save her life, she decides to hike the entire pacific crest trail alone and with no experience. Completely alone, mark must find a way to survive on this harsh planet. Wild craille maguire gillies i was worried that reese witherspoons desert odyssey would be mawkish but with sarcasm and shared history, it punched me in the gut. Joshua jacksons wardrobe fitting for his role in hulus little fires everywhere mustve been brief.
In wild, she describes her journey from despair to transcendence with honesty, humor, and heartcracking poignancy. Again sparked by personal tragedy and troubles, this film tells the story of a womans 1,100mile solo hike. Dec 06, 2014 reeses latest film wild is getting a ton of buzz about whether her starring role as a sharptongued woman who hikes the pacific crest trail alone will be her next big oscar win. After years of reckless behavior, cheryl makes a rash decision to hike more than a thousand miles with absolutely no experience in what becomes a remarkable journey of selfdiscovery and. You may have heard of a little movie and fabulous memoir called wild.
I think this book found me at exactly the right time. Wild craille maguire gillies i was worried that reese witherspoon s desert odyssey would be mawkish but with sarcasm and shared history, it punched me in the gut. Charlie rose takes to the trail to talk about wild cbs news. Into the wild is a very gentle, introspective film that had me engrossed the whole way through. Or at least thats how wild begins, the adaptation of cheryl strayeds memoir recounting her decision at 26 to hike the pacific crest trail in an attempt to face the person shed become. Wild reese witherspoon delivers her finest performance in years in jeanmarc vallees ruggedly beautiful followup to dallas buyers club. I find that simulated explicit sex does nothing to improve a film and much to. Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jean marc vallee. Reese witherspoons favorite cleansing oil is soldout. Award nominations are piling up for her lead performance in wild, an adaptation of cheryl strayeds inspirational. There is a scene in the film wild in which cheryl strayed played by reese witherspoon runs out of food in the middle of nowhere and is. Emile hirschs performance draws you immediately into his characters chris pursuit of a free, unfettered life, in touch with nature and its finer elements. Witherspoon tries, even doing her firstever nude scenes, to convince us she has hit the skids. We find ourselves sidebyside with cheryl strayed, played with fervor by reese witherspoon, as she hikes the pacific crest trail and rediscovers herself after her mothers death.
The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayed s 2012 memoir wild. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and gaby hoffmann. Witherspoon plays a selfdestructive woman who tries to erase years of drug abuse and reckless. Jul 12, 2014 the first trailer for reese witherspoon s wild shows her character living up to the movie title. Review of wild from tiff, starring reese witherspoon.
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