In the last couple of years Scott Eastwood has being stepping out from his father, Clint’s, shadow. He started out working with his dad in small roles in movies such as Flags Of Our Fathers, and Clint also cast him in Gran Torino and Invictus.
More recently he’s popped up in An American Crime, Chasing Mavericks, The Perfect Wave (the last two films showing his love of surfing), Texas Chainsaw 3D and the recently shot Fury alongside Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.
Now he’s scored one of his first major leading roles in Fox 2000’s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ recent novel The Longest Ride, according to THR.
The story follows an elderly man who gets stranded after a car crash. He ends up thinking about his past and the love of his life who he lost. In a parallel story, a cowboy (Eastwood) and a college senior fall for one another, with the relationship altering their lives forever. Eventually the two tales intertwine.
Sparks is of course the writer behind The Notebook, Dear John, The Last Song, The Lucky One and Safe Haven. George Tillman Jr. (Faster) is directing from a screenplay by Craig Bolotin.