For American Pastoral, the film adaptation of Philp Roth's novel that marks Ewan McGregor's directorial debut, Lakeshore Entertainment has released a new trailer that "gives a first look at the film's major players: Seymour 'Swede' Levov, a sandy-haired American success story (played by McGregor); Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), his former beauty queen of a wife; and Merry (Dakota Fanning), their precocious, socially conscious, rebellious daughter, who tears her family apart after committing a violent act of political terrorism."
"I have dreamt of directing a feature for the last 15 years and never found the 'right' story," McGregor said. "I wanted to direct, not for the sake of being a director, but because there was a story I had to tell. Well, American Pastoral gave me everything I was looking for. I was incredibly lucky that I had Lakeshore's trust and incredible talent in front of and behind the camera to make Roth's story the film I thought it should be. The creative collaboration with the cast and the crew was as thrilling as I had hoped it would be. I was a very happy man making this film, and it is the film I wanted it to be." The movie is set for release October 21.
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Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex, Frost/Nixon) will star in--and make his feature directorial debut with--Green River Killer, adapted from the graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and artist Jonathan Case, Deadline reported.
"This is a dark story but one that ultimately finds hope and meaning in that darkness," Sheen said. "The story of Tom and Gary, and how they are bound together in time, pulled me in from the beginning and wouldn't let go. I hope that by now bringing it to life on screen, it can make audiences feel the same way."