Promised Land is a new drama starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski as two men on opposite sides of an oil company’s desire to drill in a small town.

Damon plays Steve Butler, and his job is to get small town folks to agree to allowing his oil company to drill on their land. If the oil company finds oil, the landowner will be rich and the oil company will make a ton of money. Unfortunately, on occasion the drilling process can ruin a farm. The environmental impact can be extreme, and after one local farmer’s land is ruined, a battle for the heart of this town commences.

Go BIG OIL!!

Promised Land

Promised Land reunites Matt Damon with his Good Will Hunting director Gus Van Sant, and Damon yet again helped write the screenplay. I think the twist will be that he’s a genius and a janitor. How cool would that be?

Promised Land Trailer

Promised Land Release Date

December 28, 2012.

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Who’s In It?

Matt Damon … Steve Butler
  John Krasinski … Dustin Noble
  Frances McDormand … Sue Thomason
  Rosemarie DeWitt … Alice
  Lucas Black … Paul Geary
  Titus Welliver
  Hal Holbrook … Frank Yates
  Tim Guinee … Drew
  Scoot McNairy … Jeff Dennon
  Terry Kinney … David Stonehill
  Johnny Cicco … Donny
  Sara Lindsey … Claire Allen
  Lennon Wynn … Lemonade girl
  Rosemary Howard … McKinley High Spanish Teacher
  John W. Iwanonkiw … Officer Breedlove
  Kristin Slaysman … Gwen
  Joe Coyle … Richard Downey
  Lexi Cowan … Drew’s Girl
  Jennifer Obed … Alice’s Friend
  Carla Bianco … St. Regis Waitress
  Max Schuler … Carson Allen
  Dan Anders … Large man
  Ken Strunk … Supervisor Gerry Richards
  Karen Baum … Lynn Weston

What’s Good About It?

There’s a heck of a lot of talent in Promised Land. Damon can really pull off this type of role, and Krasinski is a perfect fit for a guy who’s angry/kinda a jerk but justifiably so, and Van Sant is a talented director.

What’s Bad About It?

I worry that Promised Land will have more of a statement and less of a good story/good characters. It’s not enough to just shout your politics. I need entertainment!

Our Clever Prediction

Promised Land doesn’t look like a huge commercial film, but it is going to come out just in time for the end of the year, meaning at the last moment for award season. I could see it receiving some award love. There’s enough talent to make it happen.

Thanks Fucker! (That’s just for you, Booger)