Oren Moverman News

February 7, 2012
Oren Moverman on Rampart and Directing Woody Harrelson
Director Oren Moverman worked as a screenwriter before making his feature debut with 2009's The Messenger, a moving, well-received war drama that garnered Oscar nominations both for his screenplay and supporting actor Woody Harrelson. This week, Moverman reunites with Harrelson for Rampart, in which the actor plays an unstable Los Angeles cop whose life unravels after he's caught on tape beating a suspect. Playing deliberately with audience expectations of the genre, Moverman and Harrelson (working from an original draft by James Ellroy) craft a character piece that begins as a crime drama and gradually dismantles the reality of its world as the paranoia escalates. We sat down with the director recently to talk about the film and his collaboration with Harrelson. More...

June 24, 2011
I'm Not There Screenwriter Hired for Brian Wilson Biopic
The project is being developed by "Tree of Life" producer Bill Pohlad and John Wells of "ER." More...