Nearly two years ago at Tribeca, Michael Shannon premiered his directorial debut, Eric LaRue. Today, Magnolia Pictures has set an April 4th theatrical release while also revealing the trailer, which features star Judy Greer as a grieving mother in the wake of a tragedy perpetrated by her son.
Eric LaRue is directed by Shannon from a script by Brett Neveu adapted from his 2002 stageplay. Greer plays Janice, who is attempting to move on after her son murdered three of his classmates. She’s struggling to reconnect with her faith ahead of meeting some of the victims’ parents. Alexander Skarsgard plays her husband Ron who has found comfort at a new church.
Joining Greer and Skarsgard in the cast are Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Paul Sparks, and Annie Parisse.
Shannon told Deadline about the importance of making this film for him as it touches on the subject of gun violence which has been plaguing this country for too long…
“Eric LaRue is as meaningful to me as any work I’ve done as an actor, and my intention was to make a film that perhaps could offer healing of some sort around an issue that has confounded us as a country for quite a long time. That issue being gun violence in schools and the infinite ripple effect it has on our society.”
