Reese witherspoon, laura dern, and author cheryl strayed talk wild, reaction to the script, how its a universal tale, and more by sheila roberts published dec 03, 2014 share share tweet email comment. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, by cheryl strayed part one. With reese witherspoon, laura dern, gaby hoffmann, michiel huisman. Before it was published, i said, hey lets see if somebody in hollywood wants it, explains strayed. Cheryl s first inscription on the trail guestbook if your nerve, deny you go above your nerve emily dickinson and cheryl strayed. As shown in her new york times bestselling memoir, wild adapted into a 2014 film starring reese witherspoon and in her other books, essays, and even an advice column, when she writes out her honest truth, its poetic and raw but ohso relatable. Wild was chosen by oprah winfrey as her first selection for oprahs book club 2. A chronicle of one womans one thousand one hundred. Reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed in wild the actress is playing the author who trekked 1,100 miles on the pacific coast trail. Cheryl strayed talks about filming wild with reese witherspoon. Reese witherspoon, laura dern, and author cheryl strayed interview about their film, wild.
Printable how wild it was to let it be cheryl strayed wild book movie quote purple watercolor download wall art tinysparkprints. The advice reese witherspoon gave wild author cheryl strayed. Jan 16, 2015 yet the experience left cheryl strayed the us author whose book, wild, is the basis of witherspoon s new, oscarbuzzed movie in tears wild recounts the hike through californias. Wild reese witherspoon cheryl strayed movie cast signed photo autograph reprint poster williamsphotolab. By the time the book was published, actress reese witherspoon s film. She discusses the book s authenticity, being contacted by oprah, and how reese witherspoon got on board before the book was even released. Dec 03, 2014 wild, based on the memoir by cheryl strayed, stars reese witherspoon as a hiker on the pacific crest trail. The book spent months on and off the new york times bestseller list and has now been been. Dec 12, 2014 to put her life back together, strayed set out on a 1,100 mile trek up the west coast.
Reese witherspoon and likability in cheryl strayeds wild time. In the book, strayed writes of hiking the 1,000mile pacific. Shattered at 26 by her mothers death, her familys fragmenting, and the end of her marriage, strayed upped and decided to do something way out of the realm of her experience. Why cheryl strayed went wild for reese witherspoon and brought her book to screen. Wild is cheryl strayeds memoir of her 1,100mile solo hike along the pacific crest trail. The one part of wild that still makes cheryl strayed. Reese witherspoon, laura dern, and author cheryl strayed.
Once you get to its last pages, to reese witherspoon on the bridge, wild turns into a story about connection. Interview cheryl strayed reese witherspoon wild youtube. Dec 02, 2014 reese witherspoon talks to her friend cheryl strayed the writer whose life she portrays in the memoirturnedmovie wild about her oscarbuzzy role and her hardwon happiness spoiler alert. All things wild movie and book with cheryl strayed and reese witherspoon. Dec 05, 2014 reese witherspoon was strayed s first and only choice to portray her in wild. Strayeds books have been translated into nearly forty languages around the world and have been adapted for both the screen and the stage. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, which was the first selection for oprahs book club 2. Wilds cheryl strayed becomes one with reese witherspoon.
She tells her story with exceptional honesty and selfdeprecating humour. Im like the accidental selfhelp author the author of wild on reese witherspoon s portrayal of her, seeing her life onscreen, and befriending oprah. Reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed in wild first look. Reese witherspoon, oprah winfrey, cheryl strayed turn out for wild world premiere at telluride film festival. Reese witherspoon, cheryl strayed talk about filming wild. Wild quotes by cheryl strayed meet your next favorite book. Reese witherspoon stars as strayed, an emotionally wrecked and. Wild author cheryl strayed, who is played by reese witherspoon in. She died a famous woman, denying her wounds, denying her wounds came from the same source as her power. Wild star reese witherspoon on hiking in cheryl strayeds. Adapted from cheryl strayeds bestselling memoir of the same name, director jeanmarc vallee s wild stars oscar winner reese witherspoon as a selfdestructive divorcee who seeks to conquer her demons by hiking 1100 miles across the pacific crest trail. The new reese witherspoon movie wild faced a major challenge as it headed to the big screen. In the popular memoir of the same name, author cheryl strayed hikes the.
Reese witherspoons glamour january cover star interview. Nov 09, 2014 at the age of 26, devastated by her mothers untimely death from lung cancer and reeling from her divorce, cheryl strayed embarked on a solo, threemonth, 1,100mile hike along the pacific crest. Cheryl strayed, the author of a lyric yet toughminded first novel called torcha great lakes book award finalist. Wild movie and book cheryl strayed and reese witherspoon. Wild star reese witherspoon on hiking in cheryl strayed. Wild is a feminist tale, and its great to see a welldeveloped female protagonist in such a physically and emotionally empowering role. This is the extended cheryl strayed interview that went beyond the tv shows conversation. Reese witherspoon, laura dern, and author cheryl strayed talk. Despite being a novice backpacker, with no radio, no phone, no credit cards, and very little money, strayed survived. Strayed poses for photographs with jeanmarc vallee, the director of wild. She smiles at reese witherspoon, who plays her in the movie, as they pass in the hallway. A searingly honest portrait of loss, courage, and renewal, wild is the kind of book that inspires you to take risks and live life with more passion and gratitude. Reese witherspoon and likability in cheryl strayeds wild. Reese witherspoon to star in film of cheryl strayeds book wild.
From lost to found on the pacific crest trail wikipedia. Nov 07, 2014 readers of the 2012 book by cheryl strayed already know the story well. How reese witherspoon turned cheryl strayeds memoir. Author cheryl strayed sits in the red chair to talk about her book wild. See more ideas about wild cheryl strayed, cheryl strayed, wild movie. Nov 28, 2016 strayed s 2012 memoir was developed into a movie starring reese witherspoon in 2014. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl. When the movie adaptation of her bestselling memoir wild. The bigscreen adaptation of cheryl strayed s hiking memoir wild opened in select theaters last friday. Wild the book is part of a literary tradition that stretches back to thoreau. Advice on love and life from dear sugar, a national best seller. Wild author cheryl strayed, who is played by reese witherspoon in the film version, on death, divorce and heroin. The one part of wild that still makes cheryl strayed wince. Mar 11, 2015 reese witherspoon stars in wild, based on the ny times bestselling book by cheryl strayed.
Advice on love and life from dear sugar, a national best seller now the basis of the wbur podcast dear sugar radio, cohosted with steve. See more ideas about wild movie, cheryl strayed, bestselling books. Her screen actors guild best actress nomination this morning is a good sign of things to. The book was adapted into an oscarnominated movie starring reese witherspoon and laura dern. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail hits portland theaters on december 12. Reese witherspoon hiked the pacific crest trail in preparation for her role as cheryl strayed in wild. Wild by jeanmarc vallee, jeanmarc vallee, reese witherspoon. Cheryl strayeds true story in the reese witherspoon. Cheryl was just 22 years old when her mother bobbi laura dern died of cancer in 1991.
Nov 07, 2019 witherspoon connects with strayed in ways unimaginable, striking a chord with anyone in the audience. Reese witherspoon to star in film of cheryl strayeds book. In the history of books, there isnt one everyone loves. Reese witherspoon stars as strayed in the film, and the actress was recently honored with a golden globe nomination, her fourth career globe nod and first since walk the line, the movie that won. The book also contains flashbacks to prior life occurrences that led strayed to begin her journey. A 26yearold strayed, played by 38yearold witherspoon, suffers a series of tragedies that leave her life unmoored and. Dec 05, 2014 the adaptation of cheryl strayed s bestselling memoir provides careerbest opportunities for star reese witherspoon and director jeanmarc vallee. Reese witherspoon plays writer onscreen, with a screenplay by nick hornby. Wild is strayeds account of her 1,100mile solo hike along the pacific crest trail, from the mojave desert to washington state. Reese witherspoon and cheryl strayed find the meaning of wild. The liberation strayed ultimately comes to is an ending which ties her old, messy life. Why cheryl strayed went wild for reese witherspoon and.
Dec 10, 2014 witherspoon has come out the other side with gone girl and wild, films that are squarely in the oscar race. Apr 11, 2019 author cheryl strayed s words hit you right in the heart. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed alongside laura dern as her mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and gaby hoffmann in supporting roles. Nick hornbys screenplay is based on cheryl strayed s 2012 memoir wild. Reese witherspoon and cheryl strayed find the meaning of. Wild not just for women, says laura dern and approved by. Dec 05, 2014 reese witherspoon s portrayal of cheryl strayed in wild is raw and honest, the way the role was meant to be played. Nov 27, 2016 both cheryl strayed and reese witherspoon tweeted about the gilmore girls revivals wild shoutouts. The oscarnominated movie adaptation of wild stars reese witherspoon as cheryl and laura dern as cheryls mother, bobbi.
The one part of wild that still makes cheryl strayed wince by sasha bronner you can really kill a horse in literature, author cheryl strayed said when asked about the differences between her bestselling book, wild, and the highlyanticipated and oscarbuzzedabout film, starring reese witherspoon. Cheryl strayed talks about filming wild with reese. Nov 18, 2014 when the movie adaptation of her bestselling memoir wild. Reese witherspoon has signed on to portray the author. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail hits portland theaters on december 12, it will be reese witherspoon wearing strayeds battered hiking boots through remote alpine passes and snowdrifts as she grieves the death of her mother. Jul 17, 20 the film version of cheryl strayed s memoir wild is picking up steam.
Reese witherspoons wild boot found by washington hiker. She discusses the books authenticity, being contacted by oprah, and how reese witherspoon got on board before the book was even released. Reese witherspoon as cheryl strayed in the 2014 film version of wild. Wild also captivated reese witherspoon, who purchased the rights and portrays strayed in the film version directed by jeanmarc vallee dallas buyers club, out on december 3. On sunday november 27, a gobsmacked and honored strayed thanked series creator amy shermanpalladino and. Witherspoon lays out all her cards on the table as cheryl strayed. Strayeds journey begins in the mojave desert and she hikes through california and oregon to the bridge of the gods into washington. Printable how wild it was to let it be cheryl strayed wild book movie quote purple watercolor download wall art. In the wake of her mothers death, her family scattered and. Wild reese witherspoon cheryl strayed decal sticker. Go above your nerve emily dickinson and cheryl strayed. Introduction sometimes im asked how i deal with the haters. Cheryl strayeds account of her epic hike along a section of the pacific crest trail is both heart wrenching and entertaining.
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