Maria Bello to be in "Beautiful Boy"

Actress Maria Bello has recently wrapped filming an indie film produced by Eric Gozlan of Gold Rush Entertainment and Lee Clay called “Beautiful Boy.” In the new film, she plays a woman wrestling with a deteriorating marriage, when she learns that her son has committed a massacre on a college campus, and then taken his own life.

This American born actress is best known for her appearances in the movies “Coyote Ugly,” “The Jane Austen Book Club,” and “A History of Violence.” She had a role on ER for a little over one season and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award twice. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in “The Cooler” and for Best Actress in “A History of Violence.”

Michael Sheen Stars in Beautiful Boy

Hollywood is looking forward to the latest film with Michael Sheen called “Beautiful Boy.” With its recently wrapped production, beautiful boy stars Michael Sheen and Maria Bello as parents who deal with a dramatic situation when their son commits a massacre at college.

Produced by Michael Sheen and Lee Clay, Beautiful Boy is one film in a long list of films that Michael Sheen has recently been part of. In 2009, he co-starred as the vampire Aro in the second installment of the “Twilight” film series, “New Moon.” Future projects include “Alice in Wonderland” with Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, “Unthinkable” with Samuel L. Jackson and many others.

Prepare for Beautiful Boy

Eric Gozlan, from Goldrush Entertainment, and Lee Clay are producing an interesting new film that just finished filming. Called “Beautiful Boy” this film is about the aftermath of a college shooting for the parents of the killer. Maria Bello and Michael Sheen play the parents.

This film marks the feature directing debut for Shawn Ku, who also wrote the script with Michael Armbruster. Ku created a stir at Sundance recently with his musical short film, “Pretty Little Dead Girl” and people are eager to see what he has done with “Beautiful Boy.”

What's an Indie Film?

Recently, “Beautiful Boy” wrapped its filming and production. This film, produced by Eric Gozlan of Gold Rush Entertainment and by Lee Clay, is classified as an indie film. What does this mean? The indie movie is an independent project that is not backed by a major studio.

This status often offers a number of benefits. The themes explored in an indie film are often controversial ones that wouldn’t pass muster with the major studios. You’ll often see experimental, and interesting, filming techniques and controversial subjects with indie films. Usually, in an indie film, the director and crew have complete artistic control over the production.

Indie films also offer opportunities to actors and directors who might not otherwise get a break. “Beautiful Boy” introduces the directorial debut of actor Shawn Ku.