Novel "WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD" Translated into Shailene Woodley
Acclaimed young actress and passionate
environmentalist Shailene Woodley who first came to worldwide attention for her
award winning performance opposite
George Clooney in Academy Award® nominated film "The Descendants" and
has further catapulted to fame in the book-based films "Divergent"
and "The Fault In Our Stars" again essays the lead role in
"White Bird In A Blizzard" based on the tome by Laura Kasischke.
In
"White Bird In A Blizzard," Woodley takes on the character of Kat
Connors, 17 years old when her perfect
homemaker mother, Eve (Eva Green), a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman,
disappears - just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality.
Having lived for so long in a stifled, emotionally repressed household, she
barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat
of a father, Brock (Christopher Meloni), for the loss. In fact, it's almost a
relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's
disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she
finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her
own denial about the events surrounding it.
The
movie unfolds almost entirely from Kat’s perspective, told from a very feminine point of view and
takes a different approach to one of the most debated topics of all time-
adolescence. "Adolescence is a time
of change and transition, where nothing is stable or certain, and teenagers
live a life that is a big question mark - so naturally they make compelling
dramatic subjects," shares director Gregg Araki.
Director
Araki further shares that she discovered Shailene Woodley through her
heartbreaking performance in "The Descendants," coincidentally, she
was also a big fan of "Mysterious Skin" which the Araki helmed. " She read the script for White Bird,
loved it, and immediately signed on. Shai actually reminds me a lot of Joe
Gordon Levitt, who I worked with on Mysterious Skin. They are both incredibly
talented and creative individuals who take their art very seriously - they're
not in it for fame or money or any of the bullshit. They both also have really
great parents so they're more centered and secure in themselves than some young
actors who don't have that kind of solid upbringing," Araki says of
Woodley.
Woodley
began her career at the age of 5 when an agent recognized her potential and
signed her in an instant and she has been working ever since. She cut her teeth
in commercials and then earned her first TV role in the 1999 MOW
"Replacing Dad," which starred two time Oscar® nominee Mary
McDonnell.
Among
the many accolades she received for her work in "The Descendants"
were a 2012 Independent Spirit Award® for Best Supporting Actress, the National
Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe® nomination
and a Critics Choice award nomination. Likewise, her box-office draw proved
strong when the critically acclaimed
"The Fault In Our Stars" dominated the box-office that has earned
over $250 million worldwide.
Fans
worldwide are also anticipating the return of ‘Tris’ in the next installment of
the Divergent series, entitled Insurgent, which will be in theaters all over
the world in March 2015. Woodley’s
character ‘Tris’ will pick up where she left off as the newest member of the
‘Dauntless’ faction.
Meanwhile,
"White Bird In A Blizzard" will soon open in cinemas nationwide on
November 12.
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