In 2008, Courtney Hunt‘s micro-budget debut film, Frozen River released to over $5 million in box office takings and generally favorable reviews, as well as an Oscar nomination for it’s star, Melissa Leo. Given the bleak nature of that film, it may surprise you to learn that Hunt’s followup feature is going to be a comedy starring Reese Witherspoon entitled Rule #1.
However, the intriguing synopsis (courtesy of THR) leads me to believe that this will be more of a black comedy than otherwise:
“Rule #1 tells the story of a 34 -year old woman (Witherspoon) trying to cope with OCD, who takes in a young woman with ADD and her newborn baby in an effort to face her anxieties and ultimately get her estranged husband back. The resulting effort takes the woman’s already chaotic world spinning into the next level.”
Hunt proved she has talent with Frozen River and hopefully with this film, she will prove she also has versatility to offer as well. Terrel Seltzer (whose last script was 1996’s One Fine Day) is penning the movie, with Randall Emmett and George Furla financing the project. Casting for the other parts will presumably come soon along with release date news, and we’ll keep you updated. Witherspoon will next be seen in This Means War with Tom Hardy and Chris Pine this February.
Were you a fan of Frozen River? Does the synopsis for this followup interest you?