First Official Image Of Rooney Mara & Casey Affleck In 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'

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by Kevin Jagernauth
November 28, 2012 5:12 PM
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Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Casey Affleck. Those three names tied to one movie should be enough reason alone for you to go see it, but in a "Bonnie & Clyde"-esque, '70s set drama? Yeah, we're definitely in.

The trio are starring in "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," which shot over the summer and is gearing up to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Janaury. The project comes from writer and director David Lowery, whose short film "Pioneer" won the 2011 Grand Jury Award at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. 'Saints' is something he developed as part of the Creative Producing Labs and Creative Producing Summit at Sundance, and he has certainly taken it over the finish line in a pretty spectactular way. Here's the official synopsis:

In the tradition of BADLANDS and BONNIE & CLYDE, AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS tells the story of Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, two young outlaws who are brought down by the authorities in the hills of Texas. Four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out across the countryside to find Ruth and the daughter he's never met - unaware that Ruth has set her past behind her and struck up a relationship with a lawman who is tied to their violent past.

Keith Carrandine and Nate Parker co-star, and while it will be looking for distribution in Park City, we don't think it'll have any trouble finding any. [The Film Stage]

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Metz | November 29, 2012 12:38 AMReply

@MARRRK
Sadly, you're correct. I have seen a sales trailer for the film where the title is just SAINTS.
andy | November 29, 2012 2:50 AM

not necessarily. look at this: http://www.road-dog-productions.com/weblog/2012/11/titles_again.html
triguous | November 28, 2012 11:53 PMReply

I just rewatched "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" today. Since seeing it in theaters, I have been ready and waiting for the next Rooney Mara-starring film. It's been so long...
lenij | November 28, 2012 9:29 PMReply

You had me at Rooney Mara.
triguous | November 28, 2012 11:51 PM

You had me at you had me at Rooney Mara.
marrrk | November 28, 2012 5:41 PMReply

it's going to be so awesome when the studio changes the name to "Saints" or some bland bullshit.
Marrrk | November 29, 2012 12:27 AM

@terrence was being sarcastic, of course. Hugo, Twixt, Lawless, Killing Them Softly, etc have me jaded.
terrence | November 28, 2012 6:56 PM

Why would that be awesome?
shelly | November 28, 2012 6:44 PM

not with VOD. they would just call it ain't. early in the alphabet rules