“In Dubious Battle” Unveils First Trailer

 

James Franco headed to Depression-era California for In Dubious Battle – and he’s taking Nat Wolff, Robert Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio and Selena Gomez along with him for the ride. Adapted from the little-known third entry into John Steinbeck’s unofficial Dustbowl trilogy Franco’s feature is set to place a laser focus on the struggles of rural workers trying to make ends meet in the face of harrowing conditions. 

At the forefront of that struggle is Wolff’s Jim Nolan, a young recruit who joins Franco’s activist Mac McLeod in rising up against a power-mongering tycoon who is effectively bleeding Californian farmers dry. Robert Duvall is attached to the part, with Bryan Cranston, Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Josh Hutcherson, Ashley Greene, John Savage and writer-director Zach Braff completing the ensemble. 

In Dubious Battle is booked in for a worldwide bow at Venice International Film Festival next weekend, before making the jump to Toronto International Film Festival in mid-September. James Franco’s latest is without a theatrical release in the States, but we fully expect that to change following its back-to-back festival run.