The Whole Truth (2016 film)

The Whole Truth

Theatrical movie poster
Directed by Courtney Hunt
Produced by
Written by Nicholas Kazan
Starring
Music by
  • Evgueni Galperine
  • Sacha Galperine
Cinematography Jules O'Loughlin
Edited by Kate Williams
Production
company
Distributed by Lionsgate Premiere
Release dates
  • October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

The Whole Truth is an American thriller film directed by Courtney Hunt and written by Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Basso, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Renée Zellweger, and Jim Belushi.

Filming began on July 7, 2014 in New Orleans.[2] The film was released on October 21, 2016.

Plot

Defense attorney Richard Ramsay works on a tough case to defend 17 year-old Mike Lassiter, who is suspected of murdering his wealthy father. Ramsay enlists the help of a young lawyer Janelle, who is determined to find out the truth about what happened that day.

Cast

Production

Daniel Craig was originally set to star since January 2014. In April, just a few days before filming was set to commence, he dropped out of the project for unknown reasons.[5] Craig was replaced by Keanu Reeves in June.

On July 10, 2014, Jim Belushi joined the cast of the film to play Mike's father, and Zellweger would play his mother.[3] On August 12, Jim Klock was added to the cast to play the prosecutor, who has a rock-solid case against the teen.[4]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on July 7, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6][3] Previously the filming was slated to take place in Boston.[7]

References

  1. "THE WHOLE TRUTH (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. Linda Ge (2014-07-10). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt's 'The Whole Truth'". The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2015. The film began production this week in New Orleans
  3. 1 2 3 Ge, Linda (July 10, 2014). "Jim Belushi Joins Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in Courtney Hunt's 'The Whole Truth'". thewrap.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Jim Klock Joins 'The Whole Truth'". deadline.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. "Daniel Craig Abruptly Drops Out of 'The Whole Truth'". deadline. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. "ON THE SET FOR 7/07/14: Owen Wilson & Kristen Wiff start relativity armored car project, Mel Gibson wraps on Blood Father". studiosystemnews.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. Banks, Paul (July 2, 2014). "New Orleans courts The Whole Truth". kftv.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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