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‘Brokeback Mountain’ Screenwriters Reunite for ‘Good Joe Bell’, About Man Coming to Terms with Gay Son’s Suicide

Andy Towle September 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, the screenwriters behind 2005’s Brokeback Mountain, have teamed up again for Good Joe Bell, a new film set to have its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14.

#GoodJoeBell, starring Mark Wahlberg and written by the ‘Brokeback Mountain’ screenwriters, will premiere at TIFF. It centers on a man attempting to come to terms with the suicide of his gay son by embarking on a road trip to raise awareness against bullying. pic.twitter.com/3F9L2BvVrc

— Film Updates Back-Up (@TheFilmUpdates) September 9, 2020

On the set of our new film in Utah called Good Joe Bell (and why I have this beard) with one of the greats, @GarySinise. ❤️🙏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/geemwF4mFG

— Mark Wahlberg (@markwahlberg) May 14, 2019

The film is based on the real-life story of Joe Bell, who in 2013 began a cross-country trek to raise awareness about his gay son, who had hanged himself after being bullied. Bell died during that walk after being hit by a semi truck. Towleroad reported on Bell’s death at the time.

Ossana told The Hollywood Reporter: “Larry had a difficult time initially, before we began writing. He was kind of not happy with Joe. I talked to him about what Joe’s psychological state would be. But Joe deeply loved his children, and I told Larry we had to come at it that way. We came to conclude that Joe was a very complex man.”

The film, which stars Mark Wahlberg and newcomer Reid Miller, does not yet have a release date. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green hopes it will be released sometime this fall or winter.

Here’s a news report on Joe Bell’s journey and death:

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Topics: Entertainment, towleroad More Posts About: Brokeback Mountain, Diana Ossana, Entertainment, Gary Sinise, Gay youth, Good Joe Bell, Larry McMurtry, Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, suicide

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