First Look: "The Road"
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:28AM | By Franck Tabouring 
Are you read for more Cormac McCarthy on the big screen? Last year we got to experience the Coen brothers' great "No Country For Old Men," and this year, we get the opportunity to see the adaptation of "The Road," a post-apocalypic tale about a man and his son who travel down a road to reach the sea.
USA Today premiered several stills from the movie directed by John Hillcoat. You can check out one above and the rest of them here. Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pierce, Robert Duvall and Kodi Smit-McPhee star. "The Road" will arrive in theaters Nov. 26, 2008.
We're still several months away from the release, but I can see why people already start talking about this flick. The first stills look gorgeous, the cast sure looks good as well, and the source material is a compelling story about the slow death of civilization. Sounds all great to me at this stage. What are your thoughts? Have you read the book?
Reader Comments (3)
I have read the book and it is amazing. I'm sure the movie will be a contender for "Best Picture". It has all the ingredients: Beautiful story, great casting choices, and an excellent choice for director
I loved this book! I couldnt put it down. As the mother of 4, all I could think the whole time was what would I do. Could I do what he did? This was wonderfully written and I am so looking forward to seeing it. I knew that this would definetly be out on the big screen. The only concern I have is that I hope Charlizes role is tiny and almost non existent. As there is very little mention of the mother in the book. Other than that, I am excited to be one of the firsts at the theater to see it!
it will be awesome, if they can resist the hollywood urge to f it up by adding a bunch of unneeded crap like back story and dialogue. it should be quiet and sad and dark. and since the point isn't what happened but what is happening, the less backstory the better