One of the more high profile films premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival is The Company Men, written and directed by John Wells, and starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones and Maria Bello, among others. Throughout his very successful career writing, producing and directing for television, John Wells has won six Emmy Awards (most notably for his work on The West Wing) and he's been nominated over 30 times for a wide range of awards. While he's produced a number of films over the years (Motherhood, Gigantic and I'm Not There, to name a few recent ones) and scripted films like 2008's Invisible Man, The Company Men marks Wells' first time behind the camera on a feature film.
Cinematical briefly chatted up Wells as part of our exclusive Sundance Primer series in an effort to learn a little more about the film before it screens in...
Cinematical briefly chatted up Wells as part of our exclusive Sundance Primer series in an effort to learn a little more about the film before it screens in...
- 1/13/2010
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Ben Affleck is in talks to star in "The Company Men," which John Wells (writer of "Invisible Man," TV's "The West Wing") is set to helm. Apparently, according to sources, it's a timely drama about a man whose life changes due to financial downsizing. Wells will produce and write the screenplay focusing on a man who is laid off and left to deal with financial difficulties as well as trouble at home. Another male lead is needed for the screenplay. This was originally at Warner Bros. and marks the directorial debut for Wells whose only previous directing credit is for "ER."...
- 9/24/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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