Test Screening Reviews for Sean Penn's 'Into The Wild' Arrive at AICN
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It's funny, until I had stumbled across the trailer for the big-screen version of John Krakauer's Into The Wild, I had no idea the movie even existed. Ain't it Cool News is now posting some early test screening reviews of Sean Penn's latest directorial effort. Penn also adapted the screenplay from Krakauer's non-fiction bestseller about the life of Christopher McCandless; a young man with a desire to leave behind civilization to live in the wilds of Alaska. Reviews of the film popped up on AICN after some test screenings that took place over the weekend, and if you're not familiar with Krakauer's book, then don't worry, the reviews are relatively spoiler-free. If you go by AICN's sources, the word on the film isn't great, but there is also some good news to report -- mainly surrounding Penn's abilities behind the camera.The film stars Emile Hirsch as Christopher McCandless, with William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden as his parents. Rounding out the cast is Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn as some of the characters McCandless meets on the road. While I'm a big fan of Krakauer's books, Wild would definitely not be an easy one to adapt into a feature film. Especially since the story of what happens to McCandless during his travels is pieced together from diaries and interviews with family and friends. Wild is part of Paramount Vantage's slate of high profile movies set for the Fall, along with the Coen Brothers', No Country For Old Men and P.T. Anderson's, There Will be Blood; Into the Wild will hit theaters September 21.
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8-24-2007 @ 12:08PM
liger2007 said...
From what I can tell, the movie isn't completely true to the book, because it leaves out Kraukauer's thought process in figuring out McCandless' story, and rather just tells McCandless' story. I saw the trailer at Into The Wild and it looks good. I've read some reviews saying Sean Penn did the movie wonderfully, so we will just have to see.
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8-24-2007 @ 12:47PM
hookem2008 said...
I don't know if the trailer is on this site, but you can find it on the films website at www.intothewild.com I didn't read the book, but I heard Emile Hirsch is supposed to be really good in the film. I'm hesistant though because the films tend to fall short of the book in most situations. Maybe I'll just have to wait to read the book until after I see the film so that it does not disappoint!
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