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Gold
Patrick Massett
John Zinman
Teddy Schwarzman
Michael Nozik
Written by
Patrick Massett
John Zinman
Starring
Matthew McConaughey
dgar Ramrez
Corey Stoll
Toby Kebbell
Craig T. Nelson
Bruce Greenwood
Production
company Boies/Schiller Films
Highway 61 Films
Distributed by TWC-Dimension
Release date
December 30, 2016(United
States)
Language English
Gold is a 2016 American crime adventure film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by
Gaghan, Patrick Massett and John Zinman. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, dgar
Ramrez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Craig T. Nelson,Stacy Keach and Bruce
Greenwood. The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-X mining scandal, when a
massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia.[2][3][4] For legal reasons,
and to enhance the appeal of the film to American audiences, character names and story details
were changed from the actual events.[5][6]
Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in New York City, New Mexico and Thailand. The
film had a limited release in the United States on December 30, 2016 before going wide on January
27, 2017. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.
Contents
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1Plot summary
2Cast
3Production
o 3.1Filming
4Release
o 4.1Box office
o 4.2Critical reception
5References
6External links
Plot summary[edit]
Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), an unlucky businessman, teams up with geologist Michael
Acosta (dgar Ramrez) to findgold deep in the uncharted jungles of Borneo, Indonesia.[7]
Cast[edit]
Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, based on Bre-X CEO David Walsh.[7][8][9]
Timothy Simons as Jeff Jackson,[7] a Wall Street banker who is coaxed by the duo to inspect
the potential value of the company in the jungles of Borneo.
Production[edit]
The project was first announced by Deadline on April 12, 2011, as a treasure hunt film titled Gold in
the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, written by Patrick Massett andJohn Zinman as a
writing sample and developed by Paul Haggis, who showed it to Michael Mann.[15] Mann liked the
script and joined as director and producer for his banner Forward Pass, which Haggis would also
produce along with Michael Nozik.[15] Later in August 2011, Variety reported that Christian Bale was
being eyed for the lead role, and it was one of several projects he had to choose among at the time.
[16]
In March 2012, Mann exited the project due to his involvement in the development of the film Big
Tuna and an untitled cyber thriller film (later titled Blackhat).[17] On October 17, 2012, Black Bear
Pictures came on board to fully finance and produce the film.[18] Black Bear's Teddy
Schwarzman and Ben Stillman would produce the film along with Haggis and Nozik through their
Hwy61, and Massett and Zinman would also produce the film. [18]
On May 16, 2013, TheWrap reported th