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Reese Witherspoon To Star In 'Devil's Knot'
Reese Witherspoon ('Walk The Line,' 'Just Like Heaven') has just been signed to star in 'Devil's Knot,' the new drama from director Atom Egoyan.('Chloe,' 'Where the Truth Lies') 'Devil's Knot' is based on a novel by reporter Mara Leveritt about the West Memphis Three case. For those who might not be familiar, the West Memphis Three were a group of men convicted and imprisoned for killing three 8-year old boys back in 1993 in a highly sensationalized case. The men were recently exonerated and released from prison in August. Witherspoon will play Pam Hobbs the mother of one of the murdered boys who initially believes the men to be guilty, but then becomes convinced of their innocence. The script was originally written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman, the guys who brought us 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose,'and Egoyan has been working alongside Boardman for the last couple months on a rewrite. The film is set to go into production next summer.
What's interesting about this story is that it isn't the only film about the West Memphis Three on the way. Peter Jackson ('The Hobbit') and his wife/producing partner Fran Walsh, both of whom were actually part of the campaign to get the West Memphis Three released, just finished their documentary 'West of Memphis.' The doco was produced by recently freed member Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis. The story of the West Memphis Three is both fascinating and heartbreaking. It is no surprise that multiple films on the subject would be produced. What I appreciate about this situation is that we won't be getting two cinematic dramatizations, bur rather one dramatization and one documentary; a more interesting cross-section of the information. In terms of 'Devil's Knot,'I like Witherspoon for the role, it's meaty and emotionally complex and she has the chops to handle it.
What do you guys think? Are you more interested in the drama or the documentary?
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Comment by Jojotogi on December 18, 2011 at 8:39pm -
@Neeeen
Unfortunately no. Investigations (including the ones Jackson and Walsh have funded) re still trying to figure out who the real murderers are.
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Comment by Luke Hero on December 18, 2011 at 8:45am -
MUCH More interested in the documentary...if you heard of this case from the news...you really don't want some hollywood drama about it...You just want the freaking truth
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Comment by Ash on December 17, 2011 at 8:15pm -
If you watch paradise lost, there is definitly someone that looks to be the killer.
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Comment by Neeeen on December 17, 2011 at 11:39am -
I was living down in Georgia at the time of this case. Athens paper said they were tied to some Satan cult and sacrifice the boys to their master. Thought it sounded lame back then. I'm glad to hear that they were found not to be the culprit.
Did the ever find out who did kill those poor little boys?
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Comment by Ash on December 17, 2011 at 1:46am
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P.S. Berlinger is a large part of why those boys are free, and I hope the new movies give the man some sort of credit.
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Comment by Ash on December 17, 2011 at 1:46am
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I've been following the west Memphis case from pretty much the beginning. I saw Joe Berlinger's Documentary "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders of Robin Hood Hills" in 96 and its subsequent sequels. The Movies angered me because they show the towns blatant prejudice towards these kids because they listened to rock music and dressed in all black. If anyone cares about the case, definitely check out the Berlinger docs. Very insightful, and he pretty much follows the case first hand from the very beginning.
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Comment by BoHoVsGolf on December 16, 2011 at 3:15pm -
chin!
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