After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Read more
| Starring | Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone |
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| Director | Sean Penn |
| Genres | Drama |
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Ever wanted to walk out into the wilderness, feel the wind on your face and just breathe ? It's not easy to find a wilderness these days, but even if you did, the experience wouldn't be the same if you had a return ticket in your pocket, or a people-carrier parked around the corner. Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch, from Alpha Dog) didn't want to be a tourist in his life. He chose to travel the harder road. The first thing he does in Sean Penn's rich and moving film is turn down the offer... Read more
Kristen Stewart has actor Emile Hirsch to thank for her role in vampire hit Twilight - he convinced director Catherine Hardwicke the actress could tackle any role. Hirsch was wowed by the 19 year old's talent after working with her in Sean Penn's 2007 adventure movie Into The Wild, and couldn't help but recommend her to his Lords of Dogtown collaborator Hardwicke while she made plans to bring Twilight to the big screen. Hirsch tells OKMagazine.com, "I was gushing about her. I think shes so... Read more
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is set to revamp William Shakespeare by giving Hamlet a modern twist. Her Lords of Dogtown star Emile Hirsch will lead the cast of the supernatural thriller, according to EW.com. The project began life as an idea proposed by Hirsch and Hardwicke. Reports suggest the new Hamlet will be set in a liberal arts college, where the lead character's late father was the president. Hardwicke gives all the credit for the new film to Into The Wild star Hirsch: "I had... Read more
Up and coming actor Emile Hirsch has given Empire Online some titbits of information about the new movie Speed Racer, an adaptation of the 1960s anime series. The film, which tells the story of a young racing driver trying hard to stay honest in a corrupt business, also stars Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon, and is directed by the legendary Wachowski brothers - the team behind The Matrix. According to Hirsch, production of Speed Racer used "green screen" technology and absolutely... Read more
Love bites and vampires suck. Stephenie Meyer’s teen lit hit comes to the screen very much intact, which is appropriate for a romance that has been embraced by abstinence advocates. Kristen Stewart – the sensitive guitar-plucker in Into the Wild – plays Bella Swann, new girl in Forks, Washington as she gives her mom some breathing space and moves back in with her dad, the local sheriff (Billy Burke), after years of separation. Bella is pretty enough to attract plenty of... Read more