LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Joel Edgerton drew on many of his prior films for his latest movie, Train Dreams, on Netflix Friday. The adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella follows Edgerton's Robert Grainer, a tree feller, from the 1930s into the '60s.
As time passes, Robert marries Gladys (Felicity Jones), becomes father to a daughter, and experiences changes in the forestry industry and the country at large. In a recent video interview with UPI, Edgerton, 51, compared Train Dreams to previous roles.
For example, in Loving, Edgerton played Richard Loving, the husband in a landmark 1967 legal case about interracial marriage. Loving was a quiet man like Robert.
"Even though he's a logger, if you put his occupation aside, his experiences are so universal," Edgerton said of Robert. "He falls in love. He dreams of building a life. He has a family. He wrestles with his work life and trying to harmonize that with staying closer to the family."
'Loving,' 'Warrior,' 'Gatsby', 'Kinky Boots' and 'Train Dreams'
