New images of Rupert Friend in upcoming 'Renee' film

The upcoming indie film, Renee starring Kat Dennings (in the title role), Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend (as producer David McKenna) just launched its official site yesterday (Wednesday). The website looks great with lots of images (including on set and behind the scenes photos featuring RF in a few of them, which you can see below...) and cool contents to get you interested in the film.

"Renee" The Movie, was filmed entirely on location in Orlando, Florida. The indie drama is based on the true story of Renee Yohe, whose battle with drugs, depression, addiction and cutting led to the creation of the charity group To Write Love On Her Arms.

The movie is about a troubled young woman whose issues with self-esteem, substance abuse and self-injury (“cutting”) will star the formidable Kat Dennings, with Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend (“The Young Victoria”) also int the cast.

The film is slated for a 2012 release, but no theatrical release date has been announced yet.

No trailer yet either, but in the meantime, check out and watch the Behind The Scenes: The Music in the Movie "Renee" (which includes Rupert in one of the cast and crew interviews where he appeared a couple times at around 3:37 and 5:03) as well as on set, behind the scenes, and a still of Rupert as David McKenna. Plus the film's synopsis and more below! ...




(source: twostreetsENT)

Also, watch "Renee" Character Profile: Kat Dennings on playing 'Renee Yohe'  (featuring a few clips from the film, which features RF as McKenna) and see another bts video as I've previously posted here: Watch Behind The Scenes: A First Look into 'Renee' the Movie starring Kat Dennings and Rupert Friend

Official Synopsis

“Renee” follows 19-year-old Renee Yohe (Kat Dennings) who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the film follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery. The true story behind “Renee” is responsible for inspiring the global non-profit To Write Love on Her Arms.

On Set/BTS/Renee website screen capture
featuring Rupert Friend as David McKenna

 (source: Renee official site)

Updated 2/22/12 Here's a press release (sent to me via email from Ashley Slone, Press & Promotions at Bonded Entertainment. Thanks!)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Upcoming Rupert Friend Film, "Renee," Launches New Site Using Emerging “3D-Illusion” Web Design Trend

ORLANDO, FL (February 16, 2012) - The upcoming independent film "Renee," starring Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girl$, Thor), Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice), Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill) and Corbin Bleu (High School Musical), launched its new Web site today, which utilizes an emerging “3D-illusion” trend in Web design.

"Renee" is at the forefront of film sites to implement horizontal parallax scrolling, which gives the site a “pseudo-3D” effect. This technique enables multiple backgrounds to move at different speeds, increasing the viewer’s sense of depth in the design and creating more engaging content.

On the new visually intriguing “Renee” site, fans can scroll through several scenes from the film, including one where Dennings crowd surfs across the screen.

To view the “Renee” Web site, visit http://www.ReneeTheMovie.com.

About "Renee"

"Renee” is an independent feature film produced by Two Streets Entertainment. "Renee," based on the true story that inspired the global non-profit movement To Write Love on Her Arms, was filmed in Orlando, FL in Spring 2011 and is anticipated for release in 2012.

Related Renee links
OFFICIAL - http://www.reneethemovie.com/
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1850418/
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/reneethemovie
TWITTER - http://twitter.com/RENEEthemovie

In other RF movie news, on IMDB there's a new film listed on his filmography with the title: Meet Me in Montenegro, which the status said it's currently filming. In addition, according to Screen Daily, Alicia Vikander, Rupert Friend circle Country of Last Things (FYI: Alicia Vikander co-stars with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in the upcoming Joe Wright film, Anna Karenina). Also, as I've previously posted last month, On Stage: Rupert Friend to star in Potter's 'Brimstone and Treacle' play