After the Beach Boys’ musical drama film Love & Mercy, director and writer Bill Pohlad sought the perfect sophomore project to direct. Although Dreamin’ Wild was another musical drama, it became a natural fit for his filmmaking career.

The film has an all-star cast with Casey Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Noah Jupe, Jack Dylan Grazer, Beau Bridges, Walton Goggins, and Chris Messina.

Here is the official synopsis:

Dreamin’ Wild, the true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, it also brings long-buried emotions as Donnie, his wife Nancy, brother Joe, and father Don Sr. come to terms with the past and their newly found fame.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta chatted with writer and director Bill Pohlad on making his sophomore directorial film as another musical biography, adapting the Emerson family story, and making it authentic as possible with the family and estate collaboration.

Bill Pohlad is a successful producer behind many notable films, including Brokeback Mountain, Into the Wild, The Runaways, The Tree of Life, 12 Years a Slave, and Wild. In 2014, he made his directorial feature film debut with Love & Mercy, a biographical drama about the Beach Boys co-founder and leader Brian Wilson on his struggles with mental illness. Dreamin’ Wild is his second feature film as a director.

Dreamin’ Wild is in theaters this Friday, August 4^th.

Watch the exclusive interview with Bill Pohlad below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Roadside Attractions