You may remember Mark Webber as the lead singer from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (one of my all-time faves), but he’s on a much more emotional and grounded path for his directorial debut in THE END OF LOVE. The indpendent drama has the actor playing a variation of himself as a young, struggling actor who is trying to raise his son after the death of the boy’s mother. Joining Webber are a number of his PILGRIM co-stars, including Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza, as well as the lovely Shannon Sossamon, who simply isn’t seen enough in movies these days.
The trailer is a somber, emotional one, with some touching moments between Webber and his son. It’s kind of pitch perfect indie-fare, which I always liken as a movie that lets you linger where studio films make you cut. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but I’m intrigued by the potential for THE END OF LOVE.
Take a look:
Here’s the synopsis:
When the mother of his two-year-old son Isaac suddenly passes away, struggling actor Mark (played by writer/director Mark Webber) is forced to grapple with his ability to grow up. As he kindles a relationship with a young single mother (Shannyn Sossamon), he begins to realize that he can no longer remain in denial about the real-life consequences his choices have on Isaac (Isaac Love, Webber’s real-life son). Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles, The End of Love is an intimate and stunningly honest portrait of a young father in transition between the life he’s been working for and the one that’s waiting for him.
THE END OF LOVE will have a limited theaterical release on March 1, 2013 and hits iTunes on January 21, 2013.
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