After directing films like Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby to critical and popular success – and winning the odd Oscar® – the last thing anyone expected Clint Eastwood to do was adapt a Tony Award-winning musical about ‘60s group The Four Seasons (Big Girls Don’t Cry, Sherry, Walk Like a Man). Which was probably why he did it.
Warner Brothers UK has just released a trailer for the movie – which features the stars of the Broadway hit – and it looks very interesting. Check it out after the jump. Jersey Boys will premiere on June 20th.
From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys."
The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don’t Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Dawn," "Rag Doll," "Bye Bye Baby," "Who Loves You," and many more.
These classic hits are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical, which has been running on Broadway for more than eight years and has also enjoyed successful tours around the globe.
Starring in the film, John Lloyd Young reprises his Tony Award-winning portrayal of the legendary lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli. Erich Bergen stars as Bob Gaudio, who wrote or co-wrote all of the group’s biggest hits. Michael Lomenda and Vincent Piazza star respectively as Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito, two original members of The Four Seasons. Oscar® winner Christopher Walken ("The Deer Hunter") stars as mobster Gyp DeCarlo.
Oscar® winner Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Unforgiven") directed "Jersey Boys" from a screenplay and musical book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, song music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The film is produced by Eastwood, Graham King and Robert Lorenz, with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tim Moore, Tim Headington, Brett Ratner, James Packer and Steven Mnuchin serving as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team was led by Academy Award®-nominated director of photography Tom Stern ("Changeling"); Academy Award®-nominated production designer James J. Murakami, ("Changeling"); Oscar®-winning editor Joel Cox ("Unforgiven") and editor Gary D. Roach; and costume designer Deborah Hopper.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a GK Films Production, a Malpaso Production, "Jersey Boys." The film will be distributed beginning June 20, 2014, from Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.