EXCLUSIVE: Five year-old child actor Wesley River, who recently made his screen debut on hit TV series The Pitt, has joined indie movie Foster, alongside James Franco, Ron Perlman, and Natalie Burn.
Filming has recently wrapped on the 1980s-set action-thriller whose plot reads: “Donald “Don” Foster (Franco) is a man haunted by his past and clawing his way through sobriety, who just wants peace — one day at a time. But when June (Burn), a troubled addict, leaves her young son (River) on his doorstep, Don is dragged back into the violent underworld he thought he left behind. Hunted by his former boss, Brooks (Perlman) — a ruthless crime lord who knows every secret Don swore to bury — Don must fight for redemption, protect the boy, and face the sins of the woman who pulled him back in… one bullet at a time.”
Born To Burn Films produces. Emmy winner Timothy Woodward Jr (Studio City) is directing, with Top Film Distribution handling international sales.
River booked his first screen appearance with a recurring role as Tyler Jones on The Pitt, playing a boy hospitalized after accidentally ingesting his parents’ weed gummies.
River is represented by Thruline Entertainment and Love Talent.