Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale is a 2014 supernatural fantasy, mystery and romantic drama movie. It was based on a 1983 novel with the same name. Jennifer Connelly plays Virginia. Eva Marie Saint plays Willa Penn. Russell Crowe plays Pearly.

Cast
 Colin Farrell as Peter Lake
 Jessica Brown Findlay as Beverly Penn
 Jennifer Connelly as Virginia Gamely
 Russell Crowe as Pearly Soames
 William Hurt as Isaac Penn
 Mckayla Twiggs as Young Willa Penn
 Eva Marie Saint as Adult Willa Penn
 Will Smith as Judge / Lucifer
 Ripley Sobo as Abby
 Matt Bomer as Peter's father
 Lucy Griffiths as Peter's mother
 Finn Wittrock as Gabriel
 Listo as The Horse
 Kevin Corrigan as Romeo Tan
 Kevin Durand as Cesar Tan
 Graham Greene as Humpstone John

Production
Development
Initially Warner Bros. attempted to sign Martin Scorsese in 2002. He turned down the chance to direct the movie, calling it "unfilmable". Later on, the movie became a "passion project" for director Akiva Goldsman. He was given the go-ahead by Warner Bros. in February 2011 with a budget of $75 million. The budget was later dropped to $60 million in February of 2012. Will Smith and Russell Crowe were linked to the project in supporting roles.

Filming
Principal photography began in October 2012, though was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy. Shooting took place at locations across New York City, including Grand Central Terminal, Red Hook, Brooklyn, East Village, Manhattan and Central Park.

Release
The movie was released on 14 February 2014 in the United States. 

Reception
It got negative reviews from movie critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a rating of 13%. 

Box office
The movie performed poor in the box office. Its intake was only $12.6 million in the United States. It took in $30 million worldwide.

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Category:2014 romantic drama movies
Category:2014 American fantasy movies
Category:2010s English-language movies
Category:2014 movies
Category:American romantic drama movies
Category:American fantasy movies
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