Exclusive: Train Dreams cast interviews with Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy
Currently in theaters before streaming on Netflix on Nov. 21 is Train Dreams, directed by filmmaker Clint Bentley (writer / producer on Sing Sing, director of Jockey before this). The film stars Joel Edgerton as Robert, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, with Kerry Condon and William H. Macy. Narrated by Will Patton.
"A staggering work of art." Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella, set during the early 20th Century, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (starring Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.
The screenplay is written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (director of Sing Sing), based on the novella of the same name by Denis Johnson. It's produced by Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy about Train Dreams