Filmmaker Austin Stark is about to begin a whole new chapter of his career, as he makes his feature-length directorial debut The Runner, with Nicolas Cage now cast in the lead role.
Having long been making waves on the festival circuit as producer of such well-received titles as Detachment (starring Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks and Marcia Gay Harden) and Happythankyoumoreplease (which won the 2010 Audience Award at Sundance), Stark has thus far been directing short films himself – namely Killing Pedro Rivera, and Love/Death/Cobain. However, as his latest film as producer – Infinitely Polar Bear – is readied for release, Stark is now taking the helm, armed with a script that he wrote himself, and a history of producing fascinating films.
Set in the aftermath of the devastating Bp oil spill in 2010, The Runner focuses on idealistic but flawed New Orleans Congressman Colin Price (Cage), who is forced to confront his dysfunctional...
Having long been making waves on the festival circuit as producer of such well-received titles as Detachment (starring Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks and Marcia Gay Harden) and Happythankyoumoreplease (which won the 2010 Audience Award at Sundance), Stark has thus far been directing short films himself – namely Killing Pedro Rivera, and Love/Death/Cobain. However, as his latest film as producer – Infinitely Polar Bear – is readied for release, Stark is now taking the helm, armed with a script that he wrote himself, and a history of producing fascinating films.
Set in the aftermath of the devastating Bp oil spill in 2010, The Runner focuses on idealistic but flawed New Orleans Congressman Colin Price (Cage), who is forced to confront his dysfunctional...
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