After Matthew McConaughey goes to space for Christopher Nolan, Gus van Sant will be guiding him through Aokigahara, the mysterious, dense forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji. Also known as the Suicide Forest, it is infamous for being the scene for numerous suicides over the years (57 in 2010), and is the setting for Sea of Trees, which sees McConaughey's Arthur Brennan travel to the area, intent on taking his own life. When he meets Takumi Nakamura (Ken Watanabe), a Japanese man who has lost his way, the pair embark on a journey of reflection and survival.
Principal photography has wrapped on the production, which filmed in both Japan and the U.S., and the haunting first image from the movie has been released, featuring both Watanabe and McConaughey. Sea of Trees, which also stars Naomi Watts, Jordan Gavaris (from t.v.'s Orphan Black), and Katie Aselton (t.v.'s The League), is currently without a release date, but given the one-two punch of both van Sant and McConaughey, that will no doubt change very soon.
Principal photography has wrapped on the production, which filmed in both Japan and the U.S., and the haunting first image from the movie has been released, featuring both Watanabe and McConaughey. Sea of Trees, which also stars Naomi Watts, Jordan Gavaris (from t.v.'s Orphan Black), and Katie Aselton (t.v.'s The League), is currently without a release date, but given the one-two punch of both van Sant and McConaughey, that will no doubt change very soon.
