More movie releases news for you today dear readers as we have news of the release dates for Wakefield, the strikingly original thriller starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner which is debuting at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (More details on that below), before arriving on digital platforms from July 28th and on DVD from July 31st courtesy of Signature Entertainment.
Successful suburbanite Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston; Breaking Bad, Trumbo) takes a surprising detour from family life when it all starts to get too much: He vanishes without a trace. Hidden in the attic of his carriage house garage, surviving by scavenging at night, Howard secretly observes the lives of his wife, his children and his neighbours as they learn to live with his unexplained disappearance. But has he left his family, or has he left himself?
Bryan Cranston in Wakefield (Signature Entertainment)
A fraught meditation on marriage and identity, Wakefield features a tour de force performance from a never better Cranston in a film that won wide praise following its debut last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on a short story from the legendary American novelist E.L Doctorow and brought to the screen by acclaimed writer/director Robin Swicord (The Jane Austen Book Club, Memoirs Of A Geisha), Wakefield features supporting performances from Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyer’s Club, Juno), Beverley D’Angelo (Entourage, Cougar Town) and Jason O’Mara (The Good Wife, Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD), but make no mistake – this is Cranston’s film, featuring a truly towering performance from one of the most important actors working in film today.
You can also get the chance to see Wakefield on the big screen when it will be playing in Edinburgh on June 30th at 18:05 and on July 1st at 15,20, both taking place at the Cineworld venue. Further info for the screenings can be found on the Edinburgh International Film Festival website.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
