First poster for 'August: Osage County' released
By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer on May 4, 2013, at 2:29 AM Updated on 5/04/13 at 3:56 AM
"August: Osage County" to film in Oklahoma
Read the Tulsa World’s continuing coverage of the filming of “August: Osage County.”
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The build-up to the world premiere of "August: Osage County" was familiar to Tracy Letts, the playwright who penned the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and wrote the screenplay for its big-screen adaptation. Formal wear, a limo, a ride to the theater. But such a night would usually culminate for him in the debut of a play and, he says, "the thrum of live performance."
"I don't know how many times I've been written off (and) left for dead," says Vin Diesel's namesake character at the beginning of "Riddick," apparently the only one who doesn't know the answer to this question.
The roof blows off the Weston family house in the first poster for "August: Osage County," the star-studded motion picture filmed in Oklahoma and opening in November.
"Misery Loves Family," reads the poster tagline for the film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tulsa native Tracy Letts. The roof teeters upward from the left side of the house as the cast's names - all 12 principal players, with Meryl Streep followed by Julia Roberts at the top - explode out of this house full of dysfunctional family members.
Expectations for the Weinstein Company movie are sky-high as well - "August: Osage County" has already been anointed as an awards-season favorite.
Original Print Headline: First poster released for 'August: Osage County'
"August: Osage County" to film in Oklahoma
Read the Tulsa World’s continuing coverage of the filming of “August: Osage County.”
Movie Extras
The build-up to the world premiere of "August: Osage County" was familiar to Tracy Letts, the playwright who penned the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and wrote the screenplay for its big-screen adaptation. Formal wear, a limo, a ride to the theater. But such a night would usually culminate for him in the debut of a play and, he says, "the thrum of live performance."
"I don't know how many times I've been written off (and) left for dead," says Vin Diesel's namesake character at the beginning of "Riddick," apparently the only one who doesn't know the answer to this question.
