The Other Side (2011 film)

The Other Side is a comedydrama film. The film is the directorial debut of writer David Michaels, who cowrote the script with Phil Reeves. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Dave Matthews, Anjelica Huston and Jason Lee.

Katie Holmes was the original choice for the lead role. She was forced to withdraw from the production of the film due to scheduling conflicts with Broadways All My Sons. Brittany Murphy was later cast as Max, but also quit before production on the film had begun.Other actors that were scheduled to appear in the film were Ryan Gosling, Alison Pill and Lili Taylor. After reading the screenplay, Ryan Gosling called the director, David Michaels, saying that he was so blown away by the project that he would pay the production back his acting fee if the director was not satisfied with his performance. He was scheduled to portray Marston II. Jim Broadbent was approached more than once for the role of Mayor Splinter in the film until he finally told the producers yes. He later backed out of the project. ........

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