It looks like the era of the revenge drama is upon us. Yesterday, the trailer for the Spike Lee remake of the South Korean classic revenge drama, Oldboy, was unveiled; today Relativity Media released the trailer, the official movie poster, and movie shots for Scott Cooper’s revenge drama Out of the Furnace.
Out of the Furnace stars Christian Bale, Forest Whitaker, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoë Saldana and Sam Shepard. The script was penned by Scott Cooper and Brad Ingelsby. This is Cooper’s first movie since 2009's Crazy Heart. The movie was produced by Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Kavanaugh, Ridley Scott, Michael Costigan and executive produced by Tucker Tooley, Ron Burkle, Jason Colbeck, Robbie Brenner, Brooklyn Weaver, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, Christian Mercuri, Joe Gatta and Jeff Waxman.
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In Out of the Furnace, Christian Bale plays Russell Blaze, who works at a Pennsylvania steel mill during the day and takes care of his terminally ill father at night. His brother Rodney, played by Casey Affleck, comes home from the Iraq war and disappears. The ex-con Russell goes after the local crime boss, played by Woody Harrelson, even though Zoe Saldana doesn’t think that’s a good idea.
The film will show economic troubles of Rust Belt. Christian Bale said Russell’s character is a symbol of depressionlife. “In the midst of this crumbling town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, which people were deserting, [Russell] was somebody who was staying, and also staying with principles and loyalty that defined his life, regardless of the consequences. And therefore a very memorable individual. Through his faith and the support of his family and community and through his resolve, he emerges a stronger man,” he says. “Much like America has after coming through these last five or six difficult years.” The director is especially proud of bringing a spotlight to a part of the country that isn’t represented onscreen very often. “Many people refer to it pejoratively as ‘flyover states.’ But I have a real fondness for those people who live in the heartland of America, and I like to see their stories onscreen.”
Out of the Furnace is set to open Nov. 27.
SOURCE: EW
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