GordonAndTheWhale.com [via Sundance] brings us a first look at pics from writer/director Matthew Chapman’s The Ledge.
Starring Patrick Wilson (Watchmen), Liv Tyler (Lord of the Rings trilogy), Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Terrence Howard (Iron Man), The Ledge is a dramatic thriller about a troubled detective (Howard) called in to talk down a suicidal hotel manager (Hunnam), ready to jump from (presumably) the ledge of a hotel window. As the hotel manager and the detective discuss the situation, it appears that their respective pasts may drive each other to the brink of oblivion. Read the official synopsis after the jump.
The official synopsis via Sundance:
Atop a high-rise building, Gavin, a young hotel manager, is about to end his life. Hollis, a detective whose own world has just been turned upside down, is dispatched to the scene. As Hollis tries to persuade Gavin not to jump, each man begins to open up about his past, and we discover that neither of them is convinced that his life is worth living.
In his Sundance debut, director/screenwriter Matthew Chapman has crafted an intense thriller filled with soulful inspiration. While the film examines the complex notion of what drives us as people, strong performances and immersive characters keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The Ledge is a nuanced character study of love, faith, and convictions that will leave you with a question . . . How far are you willing to go for what you believe in?
This sounds like an intriguing premise with a group of extremely watchable actors, if a bit grim. Writer/director Matthew Chapman has helmed a handful of features in the 80’s but is best known as the screenwriter of Runaway Jury and The Color of Night.
Does The Ledge sound like something you’d like to see?