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25% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Danny Strong Music by Bear McCreary Director Danny Strong Screenplay Danny Strong | 6.9/10 IMDb 3/5 The Guardian Written by Danny Strong Initial release 24 January 2017 Music director Bear McCreary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Bruce Cohen
Jason Shuman
Danny Strong
Molly Smith
Trent Luckinbill
Thad Luckinbill Based on J. D. Salinger: A Life
by Kenneth Slawenski Starring Nicholas Hoult
Zoey Deutch
Kevin Spacey
Sarah Paulson
Brian d'Arcy James
Victor Garber
Hope Davis
Lucy Boynton Producers Danny Strong, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Bruce Cohen, Molly Smith, Jason Shuman Cast Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Zoey Deutch, Sarah Paulson, Hope Davis Similar Before I Fall, The Polka King, The Discovery, Equals, Sand Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebel in the Rye is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed and written by Danny Strong. It is based on the book J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of young writer J. D. Salinger during World War II. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Brian d'Arcy James, Victor Garber, Hope Davis, and Lucy Boynton. Principal photography on the film began on April 26, 2016 in New York City. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017.
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Premise
The life of author J. D. Salinger from his youth to the World War II era, including his romantic life and the publication of his debut novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Cast
Production
On April 29, 2014, it was announced that screenwriter-actor Danny Strong would make his directorial debut with biographical film Salinger's War, based on the non-fiction book J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski, about the life of young author J. D. Salinger during the early 1940s. Strong bought the book with his own money and adapted the film's script, which Black Label Media would finance, while Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill would produce the film along with Bruce Cohen, Jason Shuman, and Strong. On August 31, 2015, Nicholas Hoult was cast in the biopic to play Salinger, and the film was re-titled as Rebel in the Rye. On January 19, 2016, Kevin Spacey joined the film to play Whit Burnett, a lecturer at Columbia University, editor of the Story magazine, and a mentor of the young Salinger. On February 12, 2016, Laura Dern, Brian d'Arcy James, and Hope Davis signed on to star in the film for unspecified roles. On March 9, 2016, Zoey Deutch joined the film to play the playwright Eugene O'Neill's daughter Oona O'Neill, who had a beautiful relationship with Salinger, and following her, Victor Garber also joined the film on next day to portray the role of Salinger's father, Sol Salinger. On April 7, 2016, Lucy Boynton joined the film for an unspecified role, and following her Sarah Paulson was cast in the film on April 26 to play Dorothy Olding, the loyal agent who supported the young Salinger throughout his career. In May 2016, it was revealed that James Urbaniak had been cast as Gus Lobrano.
Bear McCreary composed the film's score.
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on April 26, 2016 in New York City.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017. Shortly after, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film.
