We’re finally going to get to see “The Road”, the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s brilliant and honest story of a man trying to keep his son alive and the hope his son represents, in a world that has suffered a horrific cataclysm. Viggo Mortensen is the man for this role. He was born to it. Here’s a couple of new clips showing how life was before for Viggo and his family and also some evidence of the measure of the father’s strength. I’ve also added an interview with Viggo as he describes his feelings about the book and the filming of the movie. “The Road” is in theatres Nov 25th. Thanks io9 for spotting these.
Archive for The Road (2009) Movie
The Last Poster For The Road
It’s just another month before we get to see just how awesome and awesomely depressing the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road” is going to be. I’m going in steely eyed and will have a copy of “Raising Arizona” (funniest movie ever made) on the dvd, spun up and ready for when I get home.
John Hillcoat, Director Of The Road Video Interview
“The Road” was one of those books that for me changed how I saw the world and especially how I looked at other books or movies. As a consumer of other people creativity, there was stuff before The Road and there was the stuff after. Cormac McCarthy’s book is absolutely honest. It sets up the story, builds the world and is utterly remorseless in describing the lives of the characters that live there.
The Road Gets Pushed Further Down…The Road
“The Road” has been pushed back from it’s original release date to Nov 25th. A busy weekend. Dimension Films seems perhaps encouraged by the positive reviews The Road is getting at Telluride and in Venice where the film, based on Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize winning book, is being screened in film festivals.
A Ton Of Preview Clips For Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
I’ll dispense with my usual patter and just get these babies on the air here for you to enjoy. “The Road” is a film based on Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize winning novel about a man and his son, trying to survive day to day in a world that is badly, badly broken. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The Road as a book is brilliant in every way. I have very high hopes for the film. Opens Oct 16th.
The Road’s Kodi Smit-McPhee In Talks For Let The Right One In
Kodi Smit-McPhee, who plays the kid in Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” starring Viggo Mortenson, is in talks or is rumoured to be playing another kid in the remake of “Let the Right One In” a Swedish vampire tale that is extra plenty good. We’re not sure if Kodi Smit-McPhee will even be good in “The Road”. Let’s just take it on faith.
Our First Look And Trailer For Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
I’ve been waiting for this trailer forever. “The Road” documents a man and his son’s travels across a dead America after some unknown cataclism. “The Road” star Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pierce and Robert Duvall.
An Early Review Of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
The Road, as we have reported, has a release date (Oct 16th). The Road is not an easy book to read and it is likely not an easy movie to watch. It has been delayed and many feared the movie, starring Viggo Mortensen, was going to be a disappointment. Well, Tom Chiarella from Esquire has seen it and like Mikey, he likes it. He likes it a lot.
The Road Has A Release Date
Dimension Films has finally committed to a release date for the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize winning novel “The Road”. The film will be coming to theaters Oct 16, 2009. “The Road” stars Viggo Mortenson, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and Robert Duvall. No trailer yet, but we expect one soon now that a release date has been set. Thanks QuietEarth.
Concept Art And A Possible Release Date For “The Road”
Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” has been sitting awaiting the light of day for some time now. A story (starring Viggo Mortensen) about a man and his son surviving day to day in the aftermath of some unknown apocalypse, it is the adult novel of adult novels. There is no no mercy in the telling. It is as pure as literature can be. Cormac sets the scene. The land produces no more food. No animals survive except the occasional dog. How can humans survive? The resulting story is as honest as a book gets.
