It was “Untitled Todd Haynes project” and now it is “Dark Waters.” This is a shift for Todd Haynes in terms of the types of films he makes, in that this is a straight up political whistleblower environmental disaster movie. The script was written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Mario Correa, based on true events.
Mark Ruffalo stars as Robert Bilott, a corporate attorney who, after years of defending companies from environmental lawsuits, leads one of his own against DuPont. #DarkWatersMovie
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life – to expose the truth.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, Bill Pullman
Directed by Todd Haynes
https://www.Darkwatersmovie.com
I love love love Haynes – every single film he’s made is brilliant… But not convinced by this… Though maybe it’s because I’m put off whenever someone says “there’s chemicals in the water” because while in this case it’s obviously a logical concern it sounds like an Alex Jones comment because of the way it uses the word chemicals!
DuPont kills Ruffalo…. Ruffalo strikes back.
Erin Brockovich meets Wind River, huh ? Having said that the trailer also has a bit of a “movie of the week” quality to it which is odd considering the talent both behind and in front of the camera, but I agree with Ferdinand, if Haynes directed it, I will watch it no matter what.
Well, it is just me or this looks like Academy Award Winner for Best Picture? Add Mark Ruffalo to the Best Actor race.
Nope.
Doubtful.
I’m not sure if I was convinced by this but I want to believe it’s great, Todd Haynes has yet to make a movie that isn’t a masterpiece
But for the record, after thinking about it a bit more in depth, I’m not necessarily that surprised that a script about a character like this would draw Haynes’ attention: all of his films that I’ve seen at least (I haven’t seen Poison yet) are decicedly about identity, people who exist in one particular cultural box and who struggle to connect with who they really are and who they used to be, what are their desires and the people and things that they care about. And isn’t this what at least this trailer makes Mark Ruffalo’s story in this movie look like?