Welcome to the Rileys - James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart
Apparition and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group have finalized their purchase of "Welcome to the Rileys" which stars Kristen Stewart and James Gandolfini. The drama opened at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is helmed by Jake Scott.
Ridley Scott produces alongside Tony Scott from the Ken Hixon screenplay. Also starring are Melissa Leo, Lance E. Nichols, David Jensen, Kathy Lamkin, Tiffany Coty and Michael Wozniak.
A seven-figure deal for North American rights distribution rights was closed Friday. See images, movie details and more from "Welcome to the Rileys" on MovieJungle.com!
The Plot:
Trauma transforms us. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. She isolates herself in their immaculate suburban home. He philanders with a local waitress, anesthetizing pain with easy passion. When he loses his mistress to cancer, Doug, beset by further heartache, escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian. Meanwhile, Lois summons all of her remaining force to overcome agoraphobia and venture south to reclaim her marriage.
Exacting performances from three consummate actors (James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo, and Kristen Stewart) infuse this emotionally raw, gently humorous drama with penetrating humanity. Director Jake Scott’s uncompromising film refuses to flinch from difficult moments or tie neat bows around its characters. Instead, it reveals how taking risks and leaving our comfort zone can become a profound path to healing the human heart.
