ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS AND VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT WALK THE WALK WITH MARK WAHLBERG – STARRER OF JOE BELL, SET JULY 23 THEATRICAL RELEASE
Photo Credit Quantrell D. Colbert, Courtesy of Roadside Attractions
Roadside Attractions has acquired the Mark Wahlberg-starrer JOE BELL to release exclusively in theaters on July 23, 2021, with Vertical Entertainment on board for a post-theatrical digital release. JOE BELL had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
From director Reinaldo Marcus Green (MONSTERS AND MEN; upcoming KING RICHARD), along with the Academy Award-winning writing team behind BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Diana Ossana & Larry McMurtry) and Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg, JOE BELL tells the intimate and emotional true story of an Oregonian father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin, embarking on a self-reflective walk across America to speak his heart to heartland citizens about the real and terrifying costs of bullying. Newcomer Reid Miller (as Jadin), Connie Britton and Gary Sinise star alongside Wahlberg. Producers are Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker, Eva Maria Daniels, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Ryan W. Ahrens, Ben Renzo, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson.
Endeavor Content presents, in association with Argent Pictures and Rhea Films and Hercules Film Fund, A Stay Gold Features/Nine Stories/VisionChaos/Parliament of Owls Production, A Closest to the Hole/Leverage Entertainment Production.
“As parents and members of the LGBTQ+ community, we are thrilled that a star of Mark’s magnitude has chosen to share Joe Bell’s message of acceptance with filmgoers,” said Roadside co-presidents Eric d’Arbeloff and Howard Cohen.
“With movie theaters reopening, we are excited to partner with exhibitors to bring the extraordinary story of Joe Bell and his son Jadin to audiences around the country,” said Mark Wahlberg
“Joe Bell has always been a labor of love and a story that we feel is necessary and resonant not only first and foremost for the LGBTQ+ community but universally for parents and caretakers at large. We can think of no better home than Roadside Attractions, shepherded by Eric and Howard’s skillful leadership, to bring Jadin and Joe Bell’s story to theaters,” said the film’s producers in a joint statement.
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