Plot: Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Charlie (Billy Bob Thornton) controls his family and his meth-dealing business with his fists. When his young son Jacob (Hopper Penn) meets the girl of his dreams, desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and freeing himself from the clutches of his cruel father and long-suffering meth-addicted mother Virgie (Robin Wright), he is forced to go head-to-head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.
Director: Ben Young
Writing Credits: David Joy (novel) & Robert Knott (screenplay)
Cast: Hopper Penn, Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright, Katelyn Nacon, Emma Booth, Brian d’Arcy James, Jackie Earle Haley, Harrison Gilbertson and David Kallaway.
Producers: Ruth Bornhauser, Griff Furst, Josh Kesselman, Robert Knott & Robin Wright.
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller.
Filming Dates: November 1, 2021 (Start Date) | December 6, 2021 (End Date)
Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia
Release Date USA: February 17, 2023
Music by: Adam Spark
Runtime: 97 minutes
The original tittle of the movie was ‘WHERE ALL LIGHT TENDS TO GO’, the same as the book the movie is based on. But in January 2023 the tittle was changed and now is called ‘DEVIL’S PEAK’.
Robin Wright has two children with ex husband Sean Penn. They are Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn. This is the first time Robin works with one of them. In this movie she plays the mother of real-life son Hopper.
Acting opposite his mother playing his mother was among the film’s benefits according to Hopper Penn: “What I can say about working with my mom is right when they like said ‘Action!’ it was so comfortable. It was really, really easy to fall into that character a little bit more. It felt a little bit more real when I was with my actual mom. Specifically, what I remember is my main scene with my mom is a big emotional crying scene and after me and my mom looked at each other, laughed and went out and had a cigarette together.”
Having celebrated parents doesn’t mean Hopper Penn studied their careers. “A lot of my friends are shocked that I’ve never seen ‘The Princess Bride’ and I just recently saw ‘Forrest Gump’ for the first time. It’s weird — because I believe I’ve seen more of my dad’s movies but I definitely think my mom’s a much better actress.”
