The Paperboy

Name: The Paperboy
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2012-09-14
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray

The Paperboy (2012)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

2012-09-14

Country

United States

Production

Nu Image, Millennium Media, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Benaroya Pictures

Genre

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Budget

$12 500 000

Box office

$1 353 868

Website

Director

Lee Daniels

Actors

Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Edrick Browne
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Scenario

Producer

Avi Lerner, Lee Daniels, Hilary Shor, Cassian Elwes, Ed Cathell III, Jan de Bont, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort

Camera operator

Roberto Schaefer

Composer

Mario Grigorov

Artist

Daniel T. Dorrance, Dwight Carter, Kyoung Kay Park

Audition

Billy Hopkins, Leah Daniels Butler

Editing

Joe Klotz
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Short description

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

What's left behind the scenes

Tobey Maguire was invited to play Ward, but declined due to scheduling conflicts.
Alex Pettyfer was the first to be offered the role of Jack.
The role of Charlotte, played by Nicole Kidman, could have gone to Sofia Vergara.
On May 2, 2012, it was officially announced that the film's main musical theme had been recorded by Mariah Carey and is titled "Mesmerized".
Pedro Almodóvar headed this project for some time and seriously considered making it his first English-language film. He eventually declined, but is said to have participated in early script drafts.
The film is based on Peter Dexter's novel "The Paperboy" (1995).