Reese witherspoon shares first photo as cheryl strayed the films based on cheryl strayeds book about hiking the pacific coast trail. Penelope 2006 not only did reese coproduce this modernday fairy tale, but she also acts in it. For those familiar with the books that make the bestsellers list. Nov 15, 2014 reese witherspoon is starring in hollywood epic, wild, based on the bestselling 2012 book which follows the reallife story of how cheryl strayed right set off on a 1,100mile hike to find.
If youre packing for spring break, be sure to include a copy of this fun read and follow along with reeses book club. Reese witherspoon definitely captures the essence of cheryl strayed and convincingly shows her struggles through drug and sex addiction. Filmen har reese witherspoon og laura dern i hovedrollene. All things wild movie and book with cheryl strayed and reese witherspoon. Directed with great care by jeanmarc vallee, wild is an intimate and personal film, one that dives deep into our central characters. After winning a become the jetsetter contest, a 70yearold woman named charlotte vows to reignite her relationship with her three estranged children. Catherine steadman is an actress and writer based in north london, uk. In the new york times, dwight garner wrote that the lack of ease in strayeds life made her fierce and funny. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and gaby hoffmann. 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. The film garnered both witherspoon and costar laura dern oscar noms that season. How reese witherspoon turned cheryl strayeds memoir. But director jeanmarc vallee, screenwriter nick hornby and starproducer reese witherspoon have met the challenge headon with imperfect but rewarding results in wild, a ruggedly beautiful. She also coproduced a hit film based on the bestseller gone girl.
Montana man played a big role in true story behind wild. I had to make a choice when i decided to do the film on how much i wanted to bare. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to factbased news and analysis. Reese witherspoon has a new movie adaptation coming. Fox searchlight even in its best moments, the movie version of cheryl strayeds hit memoir wild is a big hunk. This isnt the first time witherspoon has taken on a strayed book. Jul 11, 2014 reese witherspoon is ready to get wild. Reese witherspoon reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick. By the time the book was published, actress reese witherspoon s film company pacific standard had optioned wild for film rights. Wild hadde verdenspremiere pa filmfestivalen i telluride 29. She launched her own production company, pacific standard, back in 2012, which has created a whole host of hit adaptations, including gone girl and the 2014 film wild, based on cheryl strayeds memoir. Many parents should note that wild touches on strong topics that can be hard for kids. The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayed s 2012 memoir wild.
The then26yearold strayed spends most of the book traversing the trail alone and, though flashback scenes and pit stops on her journey. She launched her own production company, pacific standard, back in 2012, which has created a whole host of hit adaptations, including gone girl and the 2014 film wild, based. Some events from the book were glossed over or even skipped which made the film a little separate from the book. Reese witherspoons book club list all 36 book picks. Reese witherspoons intelligence raises jeanmarc vallees film above the average personalgrowth story. Dec 04, 2014 reese witherspoon didnt have major qualms about deglamming herself, injecting heroin or having passionless sex with strangers on screen in wild. Strayed, the author of the novel, stated that the film was snubbed from the. Oct 26, 2015 wild stars reese witherspoon and laura dern have reteamed for another screen adaptation of a book by wild author cheryl strayed, this time for tv. Reese witherspoon on her media company, hello sunshine cbs news.
In recent years, reese witherspoon has turned her literary obsession into an empire. Reese witherspoon stars as cheryl strayed in the film version of the acclaimed road memoir about a woman at a crossroads after losing her mother to cancer and who sets to hike the pacific crest trail without any prior hiking experience. Wild, the movie based on cheryl strayeds 2012 bestselling memoir, hits. May 10, 2020 wild earned witherspoon a 2015 academy award nomination. Mar 11, 2015 reese witherspoon stars in wild, based on the ny times bestselling book by cheryl strayed. Apr 14, 2016 wild 2014 starring reese witherspoon adapted from the same titled memoir by cheryl strayed which follows her self discovery journey which occurred as she hiked 1,100 miles. So, braver asked, did hollywood start taking you seriously.
From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl strayed, the movie gives reese witherspoon the chance to portray a former drug addict who undergoes a physical, mental, and emotional transformation during a grueling, monthslong solo hike. Maybe wild, starring reese witherspoon, will do as well as gillian flynns gone girl at the movies. Wild is cheryl strayeds memoir of her 1,100mile solo hike along the pacific crest trail. By the time the book was published, actress reese witherspoons film company pacific standard had optioned wild for film rights. Dec 04, 2014 reese witherspoon plays cheryl strayed in the film version of strayeds memoir wild. And that wasnt the first time reese helped translate a bestseller for the screen. Witherspoon portrayed strayed in the 2014 film wild, which was written by nick hornby and directed by jeanmarc vallee reception. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail wikipedia. Reese witherspoon goes against type in wild the new york. The boston globe, entertainment weekly a best book of the year. 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. While you cant fault cheryl strayed for inaction, the scene of reese. How reese witherspoon turned cheryl strayeds memoir into. Earlier this year we all fell in love with wild, and this time around shes making a hbo drama based on strayeds dear sugar columns, which were turned into a book called tiny beautiful things.
Little fires everywhere, which debuts march 18 on hulu. Wild is a feminist tale, and its great to see a welldeveloped female protagonist in such a physically and emotionally empowering role. Conditions of use privacy notice interestbased ads. A chronicle of one womans one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.
With reese witherspoon, laura dern, gaby hoffmann, michiel huisman. Mar 12, 2015 wild is based on a new york times bestselling memoir that chronicles cheryl strayeds resse witherspoon 1,100mile hike up the pacific crest trail. Mar 24, 2015 wild movie clip morning coffee reese witherspoon. Will hollywood let two movies based on books by women be great this year. Dec 05, 2014 t he new reese witherspoon movie wild faced a major challenge as it headed to the big screen. Strayed poses for photographs with jeanmarc vallee, the director of wild. Where the crawdads sing ebook by delia owens goodreads author shelved 100 times as reese.
This wouldnt be possible without reese witherspoon s outstanding performance, her best by a mile. Wild, based on the memoir by cheryl strayed, stars reese witherspoon as a hiker on the pacific crest trail. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and. Reese witherspoon goes against type in wild the new. Reese witherspoon on her media company, hello sunshine. Nov 02, 2014 the second, wild, based on the memoir by cheryl strayed, adapted by mr. Dec 03, 2014 wild, based on the memoir by cheryl strayed, stars reese witherspoon as a hiker on the pacific crest trail. She has appeared in leading roles on british television as well as on stage in the west end. May 21, 2018 vanity fair 2004 even those without a preference for period pieces will probably enjoy this historical drama based on the book by william makepeace thackeray.
In this intimate and stirring memoir, glennon doyle opens up about how she shed the worlds expectations to become happy and free in her lifeand it all. We are taken through a wild ride through every chapter of this book from. Reese witherspoon s production company pacific standard is becoming the goto place for works written by and about women. Reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed in the 2014 film version of wild. Witherspoon is also getting major oscar buzz for her starring role in wild, the movie adaptation of cheryl strayeds memoir, wild. Reese witherspoon, left, and laura dern this is all about cheryls world, cheryls roots, director jeanmarc vallee said of his film based on cheryl strayeds book. The best reese witherspoon movies, ranked reese witherspoon.
Reese witherspoon takes a walk on the wild side in wild. Watch the wild movie trailer for the film starring reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed. Reese witherspoon talks oprah, the good lie and more e. See more ideas about cheryl strayed, wild cheryl strayed and reese witherspoon. By the time the book was published, actress reese witherspoons film. Reese witherspoon reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick worthy of hitchcock sunday times pure adrenaline. Witherspoon is developing a movie based on all is not forgotten, an. In the popular memoir of the same name, author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in hopes. I swallowed this book whole erin kelly, author of he said, she said a thriller for our times louise candlish, author of our house. Jan 10, 2019 witherspoon and papandrea bought the rights to wild and began thinking about who could write the script, unaware that nick hornby already was interested. Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jeanmarc vallee. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as.
Wild, the film that could launch reese witherspoon into the oscars race, comes to. The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayeds 2012 memoir wild. Based on the bestselling book by cheryl strayed and featuring oscarnominated performances by witherspoon best actress and academy award. Reese witherspoon bares her soul, and some skin, in wild. Aug 29, 2014 the popularity of strayeds book and the strong performance by reese witherspoon should ensure an audience for the movie and bring more accolades to the director, as well as to screenwriter nick. Cheryl strayeds true story in the reese witherspoon. It will be told through the eyes of a portland family who live by the mantra that the truth will never kill you.