Two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson has joined the Oscar-qualified short film The Drive as executive producer, lending her support to husband-and-wife filmmaking team David Arrow and Amber Paul as the film enters awards season. Set on a warm November afternoon in the early 1960s, The Drive is inspired by a little-known episode that unfolded on […]
Emily Watson Joins ‘The Drive,’ Inspired by JFK Assassination, as Exec Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
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