In 2008, Neal Dodson, a York County native, started Before The Door with his college friends and actors Zach Quinto and Corey Moosa. When they stumbled across J.C. Chandor’s script about a firm in financial crisis, they knew they had to bring it to the screen.
They wrapped production on the film, “Margin Call,” in 2010, and it was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival. The cast includes Oscar winners Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons, Oscar nominees Stanley Tucci and Mary McDonnell, BAFTA nominee Paul Bettany, Golden Globe nominees Demi Moore and Simon Baker and rising stars Penn Badgley and Quinto. It earned an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay.
Before the Door worked with Chandor again on the film, “All is Lost,” a thriller with sparse dialogue about an old man stranded at sea. In a January 2012 interview, Dodson said that Robert Redford was slated to star. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film festival and earned raves. According to IMDB, the film is slated for theatrical release in October. Check out the trailer:
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