The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd Premieres at TIFF
Tim Blake Nelson wrote and directed the film, starring Scoot McNairy and Amanda Seyfried, who play an inmate and a teacher in a maximum security prison.
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Tim Blake Nelson wrote and directed the film and attended the festival to present it.
Scoot McNairy plays Wilson Shedd, an inmate in a maximum security prison. Amanda Seyfried plays Karen, a teacher in an abusive marriage who takes a job at the same prison.
Seyfried, McNairy and Nelson discussed the film in an interview at the Collider Media Studio during TIFF.
Seyfried and Nelson met on the set of The Testament of Ann Lee in Budapest. Nelson spent about a dozen years trying to get The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd made, during which financing fell through around five times. Seyfried signed on to the film after meeting Nelson, which helped get the film off the ground.
Quick answers
Where did The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd premiere?
The film held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Who stars in The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd?
Scoot McNairy plays Wilson Shedd and Amanda Seyfried plays Karen. Tim Blake Nelson wrote and directed the film.
Where did Amanda Seyfried and Tim Blake Nelson meet?
They met on the set of The Testament of Ann Lee in Budapest.