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Jake Scott to ‘Welcome’ Melissa Leo

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).
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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.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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