Filming Wraps on "Freedomland"

(June 22, 2005) Filming has been completed on the dramatic movie, "Freedomland," directed by Joe Roth and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore and Edie Falco. Based on the novel by Richard Price (and adapted for the screen by Price), "Freedomland" the movie is set to hit theaters on January 13, 2006.

Based on Price's book, Revolution Studios' official synopsis of the film describes it as the story of "a car hijacking, a missing child and a neighborhood torn asunder."

In a statement issued by the studio, director Joe Roth said, "I have known Richard Price for his entire career, and I believe that 'Freedomland' is his best work. I am excited to be bringing it to the screen with such talents as Sam Jackson, Julianne Moore and Edie Falco and to be working again with the talented and successful [producer] Scott Rudin."

SOURCE: Revolution Studios