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==Plot==
==Plot==
In 1993, in the small town and religious community of [[West Memphis]], [[Arkansas]], three eight-year-old [[West Memphis Three#Victims|boys]] – Stevie Branch (Jurgensmeyer), Christopher Byers (Spink), and Michael Moore (Boardman Jr.) – go missing from their neighborhood. After an extensive search, their bound and beaten bodies are found the next day. The community and the police department are convinced that the murders are the work of a [[satanic cult]] due to the violent and sexual natures of the crime. A month later, [[West Memphis Three#Baldwin.2C Echols.2C and Misskelley|three teenagers]] – Damien Echols (Hamrick), Jason Baldwin (Meriwether), and Jessie Misskelley Jr. (Higgins) – are arrested after Misskelley confesses after several hours of [[interrogation]]. They are taken to trial where Baldwin and Misskelley are sentenced to life and Echols to death all while still claiming they're innocent.
In 1993, in the small town and religious community of [[West Memphis]], [[Arkansas]], three eight-year-old [[West Memphis Three#Victims|boys]] – Stevie Branch (Jurgensmeyer), Christopher Byers (Spink), and Michael Moore (Boardman Jr.) – go missing from their neighborhood. After an extensive search, their bound and beaten dead bodies are found the next day. The community and the police department are convinced that the murders are the work of a [[satanic cult]] due to the violent and sexual natures of the crime. A month later, [[West Memphis Three#Baldwin.2C Echols.2C and Misskelley|three teenagers]] – Damien Echols (Hamrick), Jason Baldwin (Meriwether), and Jessie Misskelley Jr. (Higgins) – are arrested after Misskelley confesses after several hours of [[interrogation]]. They are taken to trial where Baldwin and Misskelley are sentenced to life and Echols to death all while still claiming they're innocent.


==Story==
==Story==

Revision as of 22:57, 14 January 2013

Devil's Knot
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Screenplay byPaul Harris Boardman
Scott Derrickson
Produced byPaul Harris Boardman
Elizabeth Fowler
Clark Peterson
Richard Saperstein
Christopher Woodrow
StarringReese Witherspoon
Kevin Durand
Stephen Moyer
Colin Firth
Elias Koteas
Bruce Greenwood
Music byMychael Danna
Production
company
Worldview Entertainment
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution
Senator Film
CountryU.S.
LanguageEnglish

Devil's Knot is an upcoming 2013 crime, thriller, drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. Based on a true story and the 2002 book of the same name written by Mara Leveritt, the film is produced by Paul Harris Boardman, Elizabeth Fowler, Clark Peterson, Richard Saperstein and Christopher Woodrow. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Durand, Stephen Moyer, Colin Firth, Elias Koteas and Bruce Greenwood. Based on the true story of three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three falsely accused of killing three young boys and sentenced to life in prison.[1]

Plot

In 1993, in the small town and religious community of West Memphis, Arkansas, three eight-year-old boys – Stevie Branch (Jurgensmeyer), Christopher Byers (Spink), and Michael Moore (Boardman Jr.) – go missing from their neighborhood. After an extensive search, their bound and beaten dead bodies are found the next day. The community and the police department are convinced that the murders are the work of a satanic cult due to the violent and sexual natures of the crime. A month later, three teenagers – Damien Echols (Hamrick), Jason Baldwin (Meriwether), and Jessie Misskelley Jr. (Higgins) – are arrested after Misskelley confesses after several hours of interrogation. They are taken to trial where Baldwin and Misskelley are sentenced to life and Echols to death all while still claiming they're innocent.

Story

On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-olds (Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore) went missing from their neighborhood in West Memphis, Arkansas. After an extensive search, their bound and beaten bodies were found the next day. The religious community and small police department were convinced that the murders the work of a satanic cult due to the violent and sexual natures of the crime. A month later, three teenagers (eighteen-year-old Damien Echols, sixteen-year-old Jason Baldwin, and seventeen-year-old Jessie Misskelley Jr.) were arrested after Misskelley, who was mentally handicapped, confessed after twelve hours of interrogation. Despite the lack of evidence connecting them to the crimes, they were convicted; Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life and Echols to death. All three maintained their innocence, and hired forensic experts and investigators to reexamine the evidence, which eventually lent credibility to their innocence. The new evidence uncovered new unidentified DNA and several hairs, one of which tied Branch's stepfather to the murders This earned them powerful support, including celebrities and even the parents of two of the murdered children. Despite this, their appeals were rejected by a biased judge and state prosecutors who refused to acknowledge that they had sent three innocent men to prison.

In December, 2010, after eighteen years of incareration, the Arkansas Supreme Court granted an evidentary hearing and have a new judge determine if the new evidence entitles the three men to a new trial. On August 19, 2011, after serving 18 years in prison, they were allowed to walk free from prison after they reached an agreement with prosecutors. They gave "Alford pleas" in exchange for time served and were allowed to walk free. To date, they are working towards a full exoneration and have vowed to find the real murderer of Stevie, Christopher, and Michael.

Cast

  • Reese Witherspoon as Pam Hobbs, mother of Stevie Branch
  • Mireille Enos as Vicki Hutcheson, a new resident of West Memphis who plays a part in the arrest of the three boys
  • Colin Firth as Ron Lax, private investigator
  • Dane DeHaan
  • Kevin Durand as John Mark Byers, adoptive father of Christopher Byers
  • Bruce Greenwood as Judge David Burnett, original judge of the trial
  • Stephen Moyer as John Fogelman, deputy prosecuting attorney
  • Elias Koteas as Jerry Driver, Echols' parole officer
  • Amy Ryan as Margaret Lax, wife of Ron Lax
  • Alessandro Nivola as Terry Hobbs, step-father of Stevie Branch
  • Jonathan Spencer as Examiner
  • Gary Grubbs as Dale Griffis, self-proclaimed cult expert
  • Martin Henderson as Brent Davis
  • Collette Wolfe as Gloria Shettles, investigator for Echols' defense team
  • Kristoffer Polaha as Val Price, the public defender
  • Rex Linn as Inspector Gary Gitchell, the lead West Memphis investigator
  • Matt Letscher as Paul Ford, Baldwin's attorney
  • Michael Gladis as Dan Stidham, Misskelley's lawyer
  • Brian Howe as Detective McDonough
  • Robert Baker as Police Lieutenant Bryn Ridge, detective who discovered the clothes of the missing boys
  • Wilbur Fitzgerald as Tom
  • Anessa Ramsey as Rosie
  • Jet Jurgensmeyer as Stevie Branch, one of the victims
  • Kristopher Higgins as Jessie Misskelley Jr., one of the suspects
  • Ted Huckabee as Officer Steve Jones
  • James Hamrick as Damien Echols, one of the suspects
  • Kerry Cahill as Jo Lynn, aunt of Stevie Branch
  • Seth Meriwether as Jason Baldwin, one of the suspects
  • Lori Beth Edgeman as Annie
  • Julie Ivey as Sharon Melissa Byers, mother of Christopher Byers
  • Christian Higgins as Deputy Sheriff Angelo
  • Brooke Jaye Taylor as Officer Regina Meek, officer who took Mark Byers formal missing person's report
  • Matthew Stanton as Detective Bill Durham, issued the polygraph test to the three teens
  • Brandon Carroll as Bobby DeAngelo, later a suspect in the murders
  • Brandon Spink as Christopher Byers, one of the victims
  • Clay Stapleford as Sgt. Mike Allen, detective who discovered the bodies of the missing boys
  • Stan Houston as Det. Donald Bray, Detective for the Marion Police Department
  • Stephanie Stewart as Domini Teer, Echols new and pregnant girlfriend
  • Isabella Zentkovich as Amanda Hobbs, four-year-old stepsister of Stevie Branch
  • Corey James Wright as Robert Richman
  • Bill Murphey as Marty King, manager of the Robin Hood Hills Bojangles' Restaurant
  • Paul Boardman Jr. as Michael Moore, one of the victims
  • Jack Coghlan as Aaron Hutcheson, eight-year-old son of Vicki Hutcheson
  • Lindsey Moser as Ms. Wilson, neighbor of the three boys

Production

Pre-production

Colin Firth was confirmed to have joined the cast on May 21, 2012.[2] More casting announcements were made on June 27, 2012.[3] The film is being produced by Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein, Clark Peterson, Paul Harris Boardman, and Christopher Woodrow, and the screenplay was written by Boardman and Scott Derrickson.[1] The first image from the set was revealed on June 26, 2012.[4]

Filming

Filming began on June 16th, 2012, in Georgia, cities of Morrow and Atlanta.[1] The courthouse scenes were filmed at the Bartow County Courthouse in Cartersville.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chitwood, Adam (July 16, 2012). "Production Begins on DEVIL'S KNOT and VERY GOOD GIRLS". Collider. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Blay, Zeba (May 21 2012). "Colin Firth joins Reese Witherspoon in 'Devil's Knot'". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Hunter, Craig (June 27, 2012). "Kevin Durand, Amy Ryan & Dane DeHaan Join 'Devil's Knot'". The Hollywood News. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. ^ Johnson, Zach (June 26, 2012). "Pic pregnant Reese Witherspoon begins shooting Devils Knot in Atlanta". US Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "Reese Witherspoon filming 'Devil's Knot' in Cartersville, GA this week". On Location Vacations. July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
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