Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan will be the protagonists of «Wildlife», a film that will mark the directorial debut of fellow actor Paul Dano. The leading couple already worked together on "Brothers" in 2009, and it seems that both are delighted to be able to join again in another film project.
"Wildlife" is the adaptation of Richard Ford's novel, and will also have Paul Dano and Jake Gyllenhaal himself as co-producers. The script will be in charge of Dano and Zoe Kazan, actress and screenwriter with whom he already worked in 2012, when he began to think about this project.
What's "Wildlife" about?
"In the fall of 1960, when I was 16 and my father had been out of work for some time, my mother met a man named Warren Miller and fell in love with him." This is how this story begins, that focuses on a teenager, Joe. The young man will witness his parents' marriage collapse after the entire family moved to Montana.
Paul Dano's meteoric career
At just 31 years old, Paul Dano is one of the most prolific young actors in HollywoodSince until this year he has participated in no less than 30 films, including "12 Years of Slavery", "Cowboys & Aliens", "Little Miss Sunshine" or "Taking Lives". This same year he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes for his role in "Love & Mercy", an award he won in 2006 for his role in "Little Miss Sunshine."
Paul Dano and Jake Gyllenhaal they already worked together on the movie «Prisoners», although in that case both were interpreters. As for "Wildlife", not much more is known about the film, not even when it will begin filming, but it seems that it will be soon since the premiere could be next year, a 2017 for which Gyllenhaal already has 3 pending films. premiere.