Richard LaGravenese Articles

Tai (Rosie) the elephant, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Water for Elephants Directed by Francis Lawrence of I Am Legend and Constantine fame — or infamy, depending on your take — and written by Richard LaGravenese, Water for Elephants stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, and an elephant named Tai (Rosie in the film) as four living creatures inextricably linked at a Depression-era circus. Hal [...]

Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Rosie the Elephant, Water for Elephants Following a merciless pan in The Associated Press, Water for Elephants and its participants received a considerably warmer welcome from The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy. Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 bestseller, Water for Elephants was directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese; Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and [...]

Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon share with Christoph Waltz and Rosie the elephant the new paperback book cover of Sara Gruen’s novel Water for Elephants. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film version will open on April 22, 2012. Hal Holbrook plays Pattinson as an old man. Also in the cast are James Frain, Paul Schneider, and Dan Lauria. The Water for Elephants trailer promises a [...]

Directed by Francis Lawrence, and starring Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line), Robert Pattinson (currently filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), and Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), Water for Elephants now has its — really great-looking — trailer available for online viewing. Told via flashback, the film’s story centers on a love triangle set in a traveling circus during the Great [...]