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On the Road interview: Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley "It’s interesting to play characters that have existed," says Kristen Stewart in an On the Road video interview posted at Screenslam. (Please scroll down.) "Especially when you have grown to love those people. When I played Joan Jett, I couldn’t improvise. I felt so weird putting words in her mouth. I always referred to her. [...]

Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, IFC Films‘ On the Road Starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart, Walter Salles’ On the Road movie version of Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel will be distributed in North America by IFC Films and Sundance Selects. Is that good news for North Americans? Definitely. Is that good news for On the Road? Well, it’s both good and not-so-good news. It’s [...]

Kristen Stewart dancing, On the Road On the Road, Walter Salles‘ film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel, has finally found a U.S. distributor. AMC Networks, which owns IFC Films and Sundance Selects, has purchased the North American distribution rights to the Palme d’Or contender starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart. As per Variety, the On the Road price tag was "in the low [...]

Sam Riley, On the Road poster In Walter Salles‘ On the Road, adapted by José Rivera from Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel, Sam Riley plays Sal Paradise, based on Kerouac himself. Kerouac wrote his novel in 1951, though it would be published only in 1957. Around that time, he wanted to play himself in a film version of his book, with Marlon Brando as Dean Moriarty, [...]