Tuesday Video: Trailer for “The Promised Land,” Gus Van Sant’s drama about fracking
Gus Van Sant is directing perhaps the first anti-fracking studio drama called "The Promised Land" with a cast that includes Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, and Hal Holbrook. The screenplay was co-written by Damon and Krasinski, based on a story by Dave Eggers.
From what I can tell, the plot has Damon's corporate shill trying to take over a small town in the middle of fracking country only to be met with resitance from Krasinski's environmentalist. As we know from documentaries like Gasland, fracking poses serious health and environmental risks. Plus, nobody can argue with Hal Holbrook.
Trailer after the jump.
