Pictures presents, in association with bron creative, a jennifer todd picturesmayhem pictures film tribe production, a gavin oconnor film, the way back. On the rebound ben affleck stars as an alcoholic brought in to coach his alma maters failing basketball team. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption. Ben afflecks film the way back had an early cheerleader on the sidelines his exwife jennifer garner. This film may hit too close to home for some, so i will recommend this movie. Ben afflecks the way back releasing on demand early variety. How jennifer garner helped ben affleck make the way back. The way back is a remarkable adventure story chronicling the escape of a small group of multinational prisoners from a.
Ben affleck rebounds and finds his agame in the way back gavin oconnors familiar basketball drama thrives from its stars own comeback story. The way back is a timely reminder of how powerful addiction can be. The way back soundtracktibet burkhard dallwitz youtube. The way back is the critically acclaimed new release from renowned director peter weir master and commander, the truman show, starring colin.
Jack cunningham was an hs basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Ben afflecks the way back releasing on demand early. The way, way back is a 20 american independent comingofage comedydrama film written and directed by nat faxon and jim rash in their directorial debuts. Local fans and curiosityseekers dont have much time left for gawking, however. See more goofs when irena is being carried in the desert, the film gets flipped. Ben affleck had sober liaison for rehab commitments. Is ben afflecks new film the way back based on a true. The way back turns out to be the perfect way back onscreen for ben affleck. The way back is a lastshotatredemption sports movie, and its set in motion when jack gets a call, out of the blue, from father devine jack aylward, the elfin headmaster at bishop hayes.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. According to director gavin oconnor, ben affleck filmed the way back while he was in the early stages of his own recovery. The way back is the latest addiction drama to hit the big screen but is now immediately available for purchase at home. The quality of his movies has varied wildly over the past few years and his last film, the accountant, directed, like this film, by gavin oconnor. With ben affleck, al madrigal, janina gavankar, michaela watkins. Upon watching, i discovered that the way back is not a purely basketball film but a story of a man stumbling through life and using the sport as a branch to prevent. Ben affleck had a sober liaison drive him back and forth from set to rehab while making his latest flick, the way back, according to a costar affleck completed a 40day stint in a facility. Fourtime oscar nominee ed harris apollo, jim sturgess across the universe and oscar nominee saoirse ronan atonement and colin farrell in bruges star in. The actors are appearing in the way, way back, a movie being shot in various south shore locations.
Though the director peter weir continues to claim that the socalled long walk happened, he himself now describes the way back as essentially a fictional film. It stars ben affleck, al madrigal, michaela watkins. The way back is a lastshotatredemption sports movie, and its set in motion when jack gets a call, out of the blue, from father devine jack aylward, the elfin headmaster at bishop. The director of the film, gavin oconnor, spoke to 34th street magazine. Ben affleck had a breakdown filming the way back, full scene was. The film stars liam james as duncan, a shy 14yearold who goes on summer vacation to cape cod, massachusetts with his mother and her abusive boyfriend. With afflecks history, is the film based on a true story. The way back is a meditative and unhurried epic that tells the story of. The film stars teen actor liam james as 14 yearold duncan who is an isolated teen who despises the idea of taking a summer. The way back spends most of its run time making the difficult decision, and the final few minutes of the film offer a moment of hope that both satisfies and feels at odds with the grounded. The way back is peter weirs first film since 2003s master and commander. In august 2019, it was announced rob simonsen would score the film.
Slated for release on march 6, 2020, the film is being distributed worldwide by warner bros. In july 2019, it was announced the title of the film was the way back. First she was on the left side, then during a closeup she is on the right, then when they go back out shes on the left again. As the nations movie theaters continue to shutter due to the coronavirus pandemic, warner bros. Movie magic in marshfield with steve carell the boston globe. This is why the film to be released later this month has a new title, the way back, and why the central character is not called slavomir rawicz. Although the 47yearold has continued to make films in the past few years triple frontier, justice. The way back is a 2020 american sports drama film directed by gavin oconnor and written by brad ingelsby. What the film does manage to successfully convey is the sheer joylessness of drinking to excess for many addicts. This is why the film has a new title, the way back, and why the central character is not called slavomir rawicz.
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