This year’s Amy Ryan will be the next thesp to capitalize on an indie performance featuring a white trash heroine. While her supporting perfs in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and especially 21 Grams were noteworthy, it is her performance in an overrated Frozen River that will push Melissa Leo to get accolades from the upcoming Gotham and Indie Spirit Awards and further roles such as…
The hard working actress has just signed onto videoclip helmer’s Jake Scott’s first project since 99’s Plunkett & Macleane. Scripted by Ken Hixon, the New Orleans set Welcome to the Rileys revolves around a couple (Gandolfini, Leo) driven apart by the death of their daughter but brought back together when they meet a troubled young woman (Stewart).
Future Films is financing the pic, and Scott Free and HandMade Films Intl. are co-producing.
