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‘A Walk In The Woods’ Gala Evokes Paul Newman & “Generosity” – Sundance
A certain Academy Award winner was very much in the house in Salt Lake City tonight. Both Robert Redford and Nick Nolte evoked the words and spirit of Paul Newman at the Sundance Film Festival’s A Walk In The Woods gala. “I asked Bob what he thought was the great thing about Paul and he said his generosity,” Nolte told a packed Rose Wagner Theatre after the screening.
Noting that Newman had once told him how similar he and Redford were, the actor added, “I miss Paul, I still do.” A cast mate of Redford’s in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, Paul Newman passed away in September 2008.
newman redfordThe mentioning of Newman tonight was rather fitting as he was originally intended for the role Nolte plays in the film. Soon after optioning Bill Bryson’s 1998 book of the same name over a decade ago Redford wanted to team up a third time with Newman on the big screen adaption. However, years of hurdles getting the film made and the actor’s declining health eventually made Redford and Newman reunion in A Walk In The Woods a non-starter.
“There’s nothing I think stronger than generosity when an actor work with another actor,” the Sundance founder said to the audience, picking up on Nolte’s remarks about Newman. While a presence at every Sundance since the start, A Walk In The Woods is the first film Redford has had in the festival since 2004’s The Clearing.
Directed by Ken Kwaois and shot mainly in Atlanta, A Walk In The Woods follows two old and estranged friends tackling the Appalachian Trail and some hard truths about growing old. While the film officially had its first screening earlier in the day in Park City, the SLC gala was the first attended by the cast and crew, as Sundance is steadily making Utah’s largest city part of its annual fest. Kwaois, Bryson, co-star Nick Offerman as well as the film’s producers joined Redford and Nolte on-stage for a brief Q&A after the screening. Fellow co-stars Emma Thompson and Mary Steenburgen were not in attendance.
‘A Walk In The Woods’ Gala Evokes Paul Newman & “Generosity” – Sundance
A certain Academy Award winner was very much in the house in Salt Lake City tonight. Both Robert Redford and Nick Nolte evoked the words and spirit of Paul Newman at the Sundance Film Festival’s A Walk In The Woods gala. “I asked Bob what he thought was the great thing about Paul and he said his generosity,” Nolte told a packed Rose Wagner Theatre after the screening.
Noting that Newman had once told him how similar he and Redford were, the actor added, “I miss Paul, I still do.” A cast mate of Redford’s in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, Paul Newman passed away in September 2008.
newman redfordThe mentioning of Newman tonight was rather fitting as he was originally intended for the role Nolte plays in the film. Soon after optioning Bill Bryson’s 1998 book of the same name over a decade ago Redford wanted to team up a third time with Newman on the big screen adaption. However, years of hurdles getting the film made and the actor’s declining health eventually made Redford and Newman reunion in A Walk In The Woods a non-starter.
“There’s nothing I think stronger than generosity when an actor work with another actor,” the Sundance founder said to the audience, picking up on Nolte’s remarks about Newman. While a presence at every Sundance since the start, A Walk In The Woods is the first film Redford has had in the festival since 2004’s The Clearing.
Directed by Ken Kwaois and shot mainly in Atlanta, A Walk In The Woods follows two old and estranged friends tackling the Appalachian Trail and some hard truths about growing old. While the film officially had its first screening earlier in the day in Park City, the SLC gala was the first attended by the cast and crew, as Sundance is steadily making Utah’s largest city part of its annual fest. Kwaois, Bryson, co-star Nick Offerman as well as the film’s producers joined Redford and Nolte on-stage for a brief Q&A after the screening. Fellow co-stars Emma Thompson and Mary Steenburgen were not in attendance.