The first movie poster has been released for Precious director Lee Daniels' new thriller The Paperboy, which is based on the novel by Pete Dexter. The story follows a Miami Times reporter as he returns to his Florida hometown to investigate the imprisonment of a death row inmate. The film has a solid cast of actors that includes Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman.
I love the the retro style of this poster. Daniels has proven that he's a solid director. It should turn out to be a solidly good movie, but I'm still not sold on Efron as a serious actor.
Here's the official synopsis:
A directionless young man helps his reporter brother investigate the possible wrongful conviction of a man on death row, and in the process, falls for the woman whom the convict has been romancing through prison correspondence.