Cast and plot details
Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy, and Jessica Biel have signed on to star in Downriver, a new dramedy from Artists Equity Independent Pictures and Hungry Bull Productions.
The story follows a recently divorced writer and his surgeon best friend who travel to Montana for a week of fly-fishing and martinis. Their getaway begins to unravel in ways neither anticipated after they encounter a beguiling fishing guide, putting their friendship to the test.
Production and creative team
The project marks the scripted feature directorial debut of DGA Award nominee Sam Jones. Jones directed the film from a script he co-wrote with bestselling author and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Carl Hiaasen.
Downriver is the second project to emerge from AEIP, an indie label launched by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Gerry Cardinale’s Artists Equity intended to support up-and-coming talent, following Julia Cox’s A Woman in the Sun.
Production credits
AEIP and Hungry Bull Productions are producing the film alongside Seth Caplan, Dori Rath, Joseph Restaino of Hungry Bull, and Michael London of Groundswell Productions.
Executive producers include William P Foley II, Douglas K Ammerman, Castille Landon, William Crawford Shippey, and Tony Stopperan for Hungry Bull Productions.