A trailer has been launched for the direct-to-video reimagining of The River Wild, starring Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
Nearly precisely one 12 months in the past immediately, we heard that real-life couple Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, together with Taran Killam (Meester’s co-star within the TV sequence Single Mother and father) could be starring in a reimagining of the 1991 thriller The River Wild, which starred Meryl Streep, David Straithairn, and Joseph Mazzello as a household that had the unhealthy luck of crossing paths with criminals performed by Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly whereas on a river rafting journey. Now Common Photos Dwelling Leisure has introduced that they’ll be giving the reimagining of The River Wild a digital, Blu-ray, and DVD launch on August 1st – and together with this announcement comes the revealing of a trailer, which you’ll be able to watch within the embed above!
Curtis Hanson directed the unique The River Wild from a screenplay by Denis O’Neill (with uncredited revisions by Carrie Fisher). Ben Ketai (StartUp) directed the brand new movie from a script he wrote with Mike Nguyen Le (Affected person Zero). This time round, the story follows Joey (Meester), who fears there may very well be bother forward after her brother Grey (Killam) invitations Trevor (Brody), a childhood buddy with a troubled previous, on their whitewater rafting journey with two vacationers. As soon as they change into stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking journey shortly turns from thrilling to completely terrifying because the rafters are trapped in a determined struggle for his or her lives, all whereas somebody appears intent on sabotage to make sure stunning secrets and techniques keep buried. To outlive the wild river, Joey must face her fears, and everybody must develop killer instincts earlier than they’re torn aside by deception aboard the raft, or by lethal waters wreaking havoc throughout them..
Ogden Gavanski produced the brand new The River Wild with Anne-Marie Roberge and Daniel Kresmery. Jonathan Halperyn, Anita Juka, and Charlie Arneson co-produced.
I can’t say I ever anticipated The River Wild to get the reboot / remake / reimagining therapy, however the idea made for a superb thriller the primary time round, so it’d work for an additional film as properly. What did you consider the trailer for the reimagining of The River Wild? Will you be watching this film when it’s launched subsequent month? Tell us by leaving a remark beneath.
