2014 Movie Preview: #12 - Foxcatcher

Release date: TBA

Plot summary: "Foxcatcher" tells the story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins "coaching" a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a self-destructive spiral. Based on actual events, "Foxcatcher" is a gripping and profoundly American story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for love and redemption on a desperate obsession for greatness that was to end in tragedy.

My take: This is yet another film that was originally set to come out in 2013. While it does not have a specific date in 2014 set yet, the previews and information that were released already have given myself and others plenty to anticipate. Early buzz has Steve Carell turning in a career-changing performance. This also marks the follow-up for director Bennett Miller after Moneyball, which was my favorite film from 2011. On top of all that, you have one of those "Hollywood couldn't create something this bizarre" of a storyline. All that adds up to a very appealing movie.