Zach Braff found a lot of success and a little controversy when he turned to Kickstarter to fund his second directorial outing, Wish I Was Here. He raised the money though and now the film is on its way – and we get a fresh look at it with this trailer.
The film ‘tells the story of a thirty-something man who finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family.’
Braff stars in the film and has lined up some great company, including Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Gad, Joey King, Jim Parsons, Ashley Greene, and his old Scrubs chum, Donald Faison.
The film is due out in the US on July 25th, 2014. [Read more…]
Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here is proving slightly controversial, with some not liking the idea of him going to Kickstarter to get funding. The voices of discontent grew after it was revealed that after raising $2.6 million from crowd-funding – with none of the donors having a financial stake in the film – he then got another $8 million from traditional sources.
After his successful (if slightly controversial) Kickstarter campaign, writer-director-star Zach Braff has cast Mandy Patinkin in his indie drama Wish I Was Here. Braff revealed the news himself via 