January 21, 1990: ‘Denial’ World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

‘Denial’, the third movie starring Robin Wright premieres at the Sundance Film Festival and gets some good reviews.

One of them says that “director Erin Dignam weaves a graceful drama which has presence. Brooding, delicate and fifed with uncertainty, this is a difficult work that demands our concentration. Robin Wright contributes a remarkable, penetrating performance that epitomizes the director’s concerns, capturing Loon at two completely different periods of her life with astounding depth and complexity. Reynaldo Villalobos’s cinematography is careful, with an effective use of natural and white light.”

September 1990: Robin Wright had to drop out ‘Robin Hood’ because she was pregnant

Robin Wright was selected to play Maid Marian in ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ (1991), alongside Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater.

With the film set to be a major summer release, this role could have marked another milestone in her rising career.

However, just days before filming began in London, Wright made the difficult decision to step away from the project.

The reason: she had just discovered she was pregnant with her first child, Dylan Penn, whom she was expecting with actor Sean Penn.

The news came at a pivotal moment, but for Wright, family took precedence over film.

As a result, the role of Maid Marian was recast, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio stepped in just four days before production began.

September 14, 1990: ‘State of Grace’ is released in theaters

‘State of Grace’, starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman and Robin Wright, was released on a limited basis (14 theaters) in the United States on September 14, 1990.

The next weeks the film appeared on 335 screens in its widest release.

First-week box office totaled $179,927 (from 14 screens). Total receipts were $1,911,542.

The movie is a major success in some foreign countries like Spain or France.