Compared to his Tree of Life brethren, Tye Sheridan is using his newfound fame to great lengths. After teaming with Terrence Malick, the young actor turned to another one of Austin’s most talented writer-directors with Jeff Nichols for his drama Mud, which is set to be released next year.
Variety now reports on another promising project the actor just booked, which will see him stay in the South. Earlier this fall we let you know about David Gordon Green‘s next drama, titled Joe and starring none other than Nicolas Cage. Sheridan has now joined the film, scripted by Gary Hawkins from Larry Brown‘s novel which follows Cage as an ex-con who becomes a role models to Sheridan’s 15-year-old Gary Jones, “the oldest child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk, worthless father. Together they try to find a path to redemption and the hope for a better life in the rugged, dirty world of small town Mississippi.”
After perfectly encapsulating childhood with Malick’s film, I’m eager to see Sheridan take on Mud and this looks like another worthy project — not only for the young actor, but for both Gordon Green (who is coming off the horrid comedy The Sitter) and Cage (who is coming off…well, pretty much all of his recent movies). Things are moving fast on the project, which kicks off in Austin, Texas next week.
Are you looking forward to seeing Sheridan in Gordon Green’s drama?