Dutch director George Sluizer initially abandoned the project after Phoenix died suddenly in 1993 ... The Hollywood Reporter first broke the story last year that Sluizer was finishing the film ...

After 20 years, River Phoenix‘s final film ... wanted to preserve the cast and crew’s creative work.” The movie was seen last fall at the Dutch Film Festival, but its appearance at the ...

Here’s an excerpt from our story about the movie’s tangled history. Around 3 a.m., the phone in director George Sluizer’s hotel room rang. It was River Phoenix’s agent, sharing the news of ...

The late Matthew Perry wrote about his friendship with Phoenix in his memoir "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," released last ... movie that I made, there was a connection to River ...

Final 24 recreates River Phoenix's last day to tell the tragic tale of a young man whose short life was dominated by the constant pressure to perform.

Slate: At the point that you came on board, River Phoenix was already connected to the movie. What was your first meeting with him like? Nancy Savoca: It was on the telephone. I had heard from the ...

MIAMI — When actor Jonathan Pryce first received a copy of River Phoenix's last film "Dark Blood," it ... ongoing with the company that owns the movie. In the film, Pryce and Davis play a ...