Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS Opens January 28th, 2011

According to Boxofficemojo, the new drama from director Gus Van Sant (Milk, Good Will Hunting), RESTLESS will arrive on January 28th, 2011. written by first-time screenwriter Jason Lew, it’s described as contemporary and distinctive take on young love. It deals with the complex tale of a teenage boy and girl who share a preoccupation with mortality…

Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland) plays the teenage girl.
Dennis Hopper’s son, young actor Henry Hopper is set to play the teenage boy trying to get over the death of his parents.
Sissy Spacek’s daughter, Schuyler Fisk will play Wasikowska’s sister.
Chin Han (the gangster Lau in The Dark Knight) plays a doctor treating Wasikowska
Ryo Kase (Letters From Iwo Jima) is a spirit of a World War II kamikaze pilot who regularly visits the boy
Jane Adams (HBO’s Hung) plays the boy’s aunt.

I think the most interesting character in this story will be that ghost of WWII kamikaze pilot. Can’t wait to see his influence on the boy.

Scribe Lew attended NYU and Bryce Dallas Howard did plays that Lew worked on and encouraged him to write this particular one as a screenplay.
Bryce brought it to her father, Ron Howard who then wanted to develop it for Imagine. Bryce, Ron, and Brian Grazer are the lead producers. Doug Belgrad and Andrea Giannetti are overseeing the project for Columbia Pictures