The Soloist (2008)

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers (WGA):

Susannah Grant (screenplay)
Steve Lopez (book)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Biography | Music

Plot:

A schizophrenic, homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles dreams of playing at Walt Disney Concert Hall. |

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

29 April 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.	...	Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener
Jamie Foxx	...	Nathaniel Ayers
Stephen Root	...	Curt
Angela Featherstone	...	Commuter #1
Tom Hollander	...	Graham Claydon
Justin Martin	...	Nathaniel - Age 13-16
Rachael Harris	...	Leslie
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Sgt. Harris
Marissa Ghavami	...	Ballerina
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Jennifer
Michael Bunin	...	Adam Crane
Ilia Volokh	...	Mr. Barnoff
Matt Besser	...	Commuter #4
George Meyers	...	Cop
David Jean Thomas	...	Jim Trotter
Meggan Anderson	...	Paper Airplane Student
Paul Greenberg	...	Commuter #2
Nelsan Ellis	...	David
Alejandro Patino	...	Construction foreman
Kirsten Lea	...	Awards Presenter
Tiffany Scott	...	Juilliard Student
Lejla Hadzimuratovic	...	Disney Hall Patron
Lemon	...	Jeremy
Maggie Wagner	...	Mrs. Villaraigosa
Karmyn Tyler	...	Juilliard Party Guest
Hallie Lambert	...	Ballerina
Kai Nuuhiwa	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Rob Nagle	...	Neil
Ingrid Coree	...	Nurse
Wayne Lopez	...	Officer Hank
Franklin Ruehl	...	Homeless man
Jeff Sutherland	...	Cowboy on Plane with Wife
Esa-Pekka Salonen	...	Conductor
Ralph Cole Jr.	...	Enraged Homeless Man
Artel Kayàru	...	Leon
Susane Lee	...	Marisa
Robyn Jean Springer	...	Disney Hall patron
Paul Cruz	...	EMT
Edward Kiniry-Ostro	...	Craig
Holly Sherman	...	Juilliard student
Joshua Cabrera	...	Teenage Musician
Charlie Weirauch	...	Atheist
Jules Sanchez	...	Skid Row Porta Potty Dweller
Patrick Tatten	...	Paul
Pete Ilarius	...	Disney Hall Patron
Kitty Kreidler	...	Skid Row Homeless woman
Ricky Marciano	...	Cop
Troy Williams	...	Cop - Hospital Scene
Wally Lozano	...	Sign Spinner
Marcos De Silvas	...	Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Jayce Bradley	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Michael Maddigan	...	Brawling Frat Guy
Paul Edney	...	Driver
Palma Lawrence Reed	...	ER Nurse
Therese Kortesmaki	...	Twin violinist
Francesca Kortesmaki	...	Twin violinist
Valentyna Svyatchenko	...	Julliard Student

Also Known As:

Imagining Beethoven (USA) (working title)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

In the film, Steve Lopez is portrayed as divorced. However, his real life counterpart remains happily married. Lopez said that while having himself portrayed as recently single in the film was a bit weird, it was much more important to him that the film makers captured the themes of his articles rather than absolute facts.