‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Featurette with the Cast

Writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes talk about making The Place Beyond the Pines in this featurette for the independent drama. In the new video, the cast and filmmaker talk about the story and the characters.

Debuting in theaters on March 29, 2013, The Place Beyond the Pines also features Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, and Dane DeHaan.

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in 'The Place Beyond the Pines'
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’

The Plot:

Luke (Ryan Gosling) is in constant motion, a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels from town to town with the carnival. Passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has in his absence given birth to their son Jason. Luke resolves to forsake life on the road and to provide for his newfound family, taking a job as a car mechanic with Robin (Ben Mendelsohn).

Robin soon discovers Luke’s special talents and proposes to partner with him in a string of spectacular bank robberies. But it is only a matter of time before Luke will run up against the law — which comes in the form of Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper).

Avery is an ambitious rookie cop navigating a local police department ruled by the menacingly corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta). When Avery, just beginning to balance his profession and his family life with wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ, confronts Luke, the full consequences will reverberate into the next generation. It is then that the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy.