THE LONGEST RIDE (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Scott Eastwood (Fury), Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland – A World Beyond), Alan Alda (The Aviator), Jack Huston (American Hustle), Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones), Melissa Benoist (Whiplash), Lolita Davidovich (Gods and Monsters), Barry Ratcliffe (Army Wives), Gloria Reuben (Lincoln), Brett Edwards (American Sniper), Hunter Burke (Now You See Me), Alina Lia (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honour), director; Craig Bolotin (Light It Up), writer; Wyck Godfrey (The Fault in Our Stars), Theresa Park (The Best of Me) and Nicholas Sparks (Safe Haven), producers; Mark Isham (Crash), composer; David Tattersall (The Green Mile), cinematographer; Jason Ballantine (The Great Gatsby), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Luke Collins (Eastwood), a thrill-seeking bull rider, meets and falls in love with college student Sophia Danko (Robertson). On their first date, they come across an older gentleman name Ira Levinson (Alda) who has been involved in a car crash. Luke and Sophia’s love story intertwines with Ira’s, when in 1940 as a young man (Huston) he met his late wife Ruth (Chaplin)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Nicholas Sparks is back once again, whether you like it or not, and with The Longest Ride he presents two sweet romances – one modern, one vintage – for the price of one.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE 2015

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