Leighton Meester & Adam Brody Are Rebooting a Classic Movie Together
justjared.comLeighton Meester and Adam Brody are uniting on screen! The married couple will be having a reunion with Single Parents co-star Taran Killam in the upcoming film The River Wild, a reimagining of the 1994 adventure film of the same name, which is currently in production in Hungary. Get the details about the upcoming reboot… The original thriller was directed by Curtis Hanson, and followed a family fighting a pair of violent criminals in the wilderness while on a whitewater rafting trip.
It starred Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt and Joseph Mazzello, and brought in over $94 million worldwide, via Deadline.
The new film is being directed by Ben Ketai, and follows a brother (Killam) and sister (Meester) who love but distrust each other, as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group, including the siblings’ childhood friend (Brody), who turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
The movie will debut on non-theatrical platforms worldwide in 2023 from Universal 1440 Entertainment. “We are excited to announce a thrilling new The River Wild story, with fresh characters and a story that brings the universe to new audiences and fans of the original.
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