Restless (2011 film)

Restless is a 2011 BritishAmerican drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Jason Lew. It stars Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska. Shot in Portland, Oregon, United States, and produced by Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for Sony Pictures Classics and Imagine Entertainment, it was released by Columbia Pictures on September 16, 2011. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 12.

The film was produced through Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment by daughter and father Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard, as well as Brian Grazer. In August 2009, Gus Van Sant signed on to direct Restless. Based on a play by Jason Lew, the story centers on young love and mortality. Lew and Bryce Dallas Howard were fellow drama students at New York University she encouraged him to take his project further and agreed to be a producer on the script. Her father Ron wanted to direct, but his schedule did not allow for it It was honestly like, If we could get a Gus Van Santtype director... Thats what we were saying. We never thought we would actually get him to direct it, Bryce Dallas Howard said in an interview for the films soundtrack release. But he said yes immediately, and five weeks later we were shooting. Casting was done in Los Angeles with the intention of casting unknowns for the leads. In October 2009, Mia Wasikowska joined the project as the female lead. Wasikowska cut her hair for the film. The following November, Henry Hopper was cast as the male lead. Danny Elfman composed the score.Principal photography began in Portland, Oregon on November 12, 2009 and concluded in December. Postproduction was completed in July 2010. ........

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