Wind River, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner, is on the Oscar campaign trail and has just extricated itself from the Weinstein name. Though The Weinstein Company (TWC) bought and shepherded the film’s theatrical release, recent events have led director Taylor Sheridan, along with Olsen and Renner, to spearhead a cutting of ties, especially given the subject matter of the film.
Wind River is gunning to be nominated for several Academy Awards; Renner and Olsen for Actor and Actress, respectively, and Sheridan for Director. Sheridan took home the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and the film was nominated for Prix Un Certain Regard (films told in ...
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