Must Watch: Trailer for ‘On The Road’ is Finally Here
Walter Salles’ long gestating adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic On the Road finally has a trailer (via Facebook) and it looks very promising. The movie chronicles the life-changing odyssey of an aspiring New York writer (Sam Riley) and a wild, highly charismatic ex-con (Garrett Hedlund) as they travel across mid-century America.
While the supporting cast, which includes Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Terrence Howard and Amy Adams, is nothing short of stellar, one of the main concern with the film is whether Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kristen Stewart will be able to shoulder the load. So far so good, a few glimpses from a preview is hardly conclusive enough but Hedlund and Stewart appear as lively as we’ve ever seen them so far.
Overall, I’m looking forward to it. This looks like it could be the poetic and emotionally resonant story the novel is. On The Road will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and is still looking for a US distribution deal. Expect a fall release date.
Watch the trailer and poster below and let us know what you think!
After the death of his father, Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty, a wild and infectiously charismatic ex-con. They hit it off immediately. Determined to avoid the pitfalls of a narrow, prescribed life, Sal hits the road, joining Dean on what evolves into a life-changing physical and emotional odyssey. Thirsting for freedom, they discover the world, the ecstasy of experience, the connectedness of humanity and ultimately themselves.
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I will definitely go see this.
Have you read the book Steven?
Actually, I haven’t. Then again, I’d rather not compare the book to the film. I don’t want to be spoiled.
I don’t know Castor. It’s tough to believe in this film with weak actors as principals. Everything they do looks suspect because of how bad they looked previously. Now Walter Salles is a good director and the trailer is well edited so I definitely want to see more.
Yea I see where you coming from and certainly, there isn’t nearly enough in the trailer to tell whether they are up to the task. But as I said above, so far so good
It’s rare for a trailer to have emotion and a soul, this one has it. One of my most anticipated of the year. The cast and crew behind ‘On the Road’ have shown extreme dedication to Kerouac’s classic story.
I know you are a big Hedlund fan so this was a long time coming, I’m sure
This continues the trend of Kristen Stewart not being allowed to speak in trailers
Ahaha good point Justin
FINALLY. TWO YEARS I HAVE WAITED! And it doesn’t look bad at all. YAAAY!!
Yay!
Why is Kristen Stewart part of this film?
Go wonder.
Hopefully will be good! Great cast I see on IMDB
Yea awesome supporting cast but imagine proven talent to play the leads and this would be a no-brainer.
This film only need two things to satisfy me.
a) There must be a road.
b) Characters must be on it.
Presto. Oh, right, the film also has to sell me on Stewart and Hedlund, who combined could just create a perfect storm of f**king terrible acting. I want to give them a fair shake, so I will, but it’s easy to do so because of the source material and supporting cast.
I hope they will be good enough and they should be. Salles would have done whatever it takes, I imagine
I knew from the beginning that everyonw will be suspicious of Stewart and Hedlund, but I am happy to see that most of them are trying to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait and see the movie!
I, for one, love the trailer! I’ve been waiting for this for a long time, so the trailer was a very nice surprise for me! The cinematography and the direction look particularly good, and if Hedlund and Riley pull off their parts, they could be award contenders!
That would be hard to imagine, them being award contenders but you never know
Yes, more road trip movie! It looks very promising. On my watch list
Hmmm, I really don’t like Kristen Stewart. She’s so wishy washy all the time. I guess I have to finally read this book, eh? I have a battered old copy in the garage that I’ve owned for probably 25 years. Every time I’m going to read it something gets in the way.
Give it a read and let us know what you think!
Thanks for posting this, I just wrote about this movie a couple of days but didn’t know there was a trailer yet. It is one of my favourite books. Trailer makes it look promising.
Still not sold on Kristen nor Garrett and since I’m not familiar with the subject matter, I might have to wait for the reviews before I decide if it’s worth seeing.
Actually, Kirsten Stewart does a fine job in Adventureland. People are just used to see her act stupid in the Twilight movies. I’m confident that she’ll do great here. Keeping my fingers crossed. Not a Stewart fan, by the way.
I don’t have high hopes for this. On the Road is my favorite novel, and I would love to see a big-screen adaptation, but I don’t like this cast at all. Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund, really??
Fingers crossed that this will be good! Sam Riley and Viggo fandom over here
Hi, Castor and company:
Was never much of a Kerouac fan. Though if one of his works deserves the hollywood treatment, ‘On The Road’ does. Would much prefer to have John Sayles calling the shots and behind the camera with a cast of talented nobodies. Like his very early ‘The Return of The Secaucus Seven’.
Just my two cents.
John Sayles. Good call Jack.
…this looks great – first time I’ve heard about it. I love the cast.
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