You’d have thought Josh Brolin might have been able to play a version of his character who’s in his 20s, but apparently not, as Variety reports that Jason Reitman has cast Tom Lipinski as the young version of Brolin in his upcoming Labor Day.
The film is based on Joyce Maynard’s novel and follows Frank Chambers (Josh Brolin), an escaped convict who seeks shelter with a depressed single mom (Kate Winslet) and her teen son over the Labor Day weekend.
Lipinski will appear in flashbacks as young Frank, who returns from Vietnam and promptly marries his hometown sweetheart, only to find that she’s no longer the innocent teenage girl he left behind.
Jason Reitman is directing, writing, and producing with shooting expected to start fairly soon.