Now at the movies : FOXCATCHER
Director:Bennett Miller
Stars:Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo
Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz's bid for Gold and the chance to "coach" a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave). Flattered by the attention and entranced by du Pont's majestic world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as a father figure and grows increasingly...
Nu in de cinema: FOXCATCHER
Foxcatcher is een biopic uit 2014 van de Amerikaans filmregisseur Bennett Miller. De film schetst het waargebeurde verhaal van twee Olympische worstelkampioenen, de broers Mark en Dave Schultz, en hun relatie met de excentrieke miljonair John du Pont. Het scenario is gebaseerd op de autobiografie van Mark Schultz. Steve Carell, Channing Tatum en Mark Ruffalo spelen de hoofdrollen.
De première van de film was op het filmfestival van Cannes van 2014. Bennet Miller won op dat festival de prijs voor de beste regie.
In de hoofdrollen:
Steve Carell - John du Pont
Channing Tatum - Mark Schultz
Mark Ruffalo - Dave Schultz
Vanessa Redgrave - du Ponts moeder
Sienna Miller - Nancy Schultz
Anthony Michael Hall - du Ponts assistent
