The Whole Truth is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Courtney Hunt and written by Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Basso, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Renée Zellweger, and Jim Belushi.
Filming began on July 7, 2014 in New Orleans. The film is slated for a June 10, 2016 release in the UK.
Plot
Defense attorney Richard Ramsay works on a tough case to defend 17-year-old Mike Lassiter, who is suspected of murdering his wealthy father. Ramsay enlists the help of a young lawyer Janelle, who is determined to find out the truth about what happened that day.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Richard Ramsay, a defense attorney
- Gabriel Basso as Mike Lassiter, a seventeen-year-old murder suspect of his father
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Janelle, a younger lawyer
- Renée Zellweger as Mike's mother
- Jim Belushi as Boone Lassiter, Mike's father
- Jim Klock as the prosecutor
- Sean Bridgers as Arthur Westin
- Christopher Berry as Jack Legrand
- Kenneth Choi
Production
Daniel Craig was originally set to star since January 2014. In April, just a few days before filming was set to commence, he dropped out of the project for unknown reasons. Craig was replaced by Keanu Reeves in June.
On July 10, 2014, Jim Belushi joined the cast of the film to play Mike's father, and Zellweger would play his mother. On August 12, Jim Klock was added to the cast to play the prosecutor, who has a rock-solid case against the teen.
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on July 7, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Previously the filming was slated to take place in Boston.