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Wild Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Apr. 7, 2015

Wild

Release Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Limited

Reese Witherspoon, Michiel Huisman, Thomas Sadoski, Nick Hornby, Bruna Papandrea, Gaby Hoffmann, W. Earl Brown, Bill Pohlad, Kevin Rankin

R Drama N/A

  • 3.8

36%

64%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.
Cited as official plot version from foxsearchlight.com
Drama Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Wild.

Crew Behind the Film

The Wild behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Nick Hornby last wrote Brooklyn and A Long Way Down.

Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Bruna Papandrea
Bill Pohlad
Reese Witherspoon

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for sexual content, nudity, drug use, and language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Wild movie production.

Key Facts

  • Thomas Sadoski will play the movie's male lead, the woman's ex-husband who cares for her despite her infidelities.
  • Based on the book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, written by Cheryl Strayed and published by Knopf on March 20, 2012.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography began on October 11, 2013 in Oregon. The film will shoot on location in Oregon and California.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Fox Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s NY Times #1 best-seller of the same name.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Nick Hornby has signed to write the script based on the book/memoir by Cheryl Strayed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Wild was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. As a limited release, Wild was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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