EXCLUSIVE: Rick Cosnett, Richard Kind and Tammy Blanchard are the latest confirmed cast for grief-themed indie The Long Run. They join previously announced Alice Eve in the film, directed by Harold Cronk (Unbroken: Path to Redemption).
The character-driven film revolves around a woman named Claire (Eve) who made a promise to her husband, Ben, that they would one day run the Marine Corps Marathon together. After Ben is killed in an overseas explosion, Claire is left numbed by grief and becomes a single mother. To honor his memory, she decides to run the 26.2-mile marathon alone, guided by the weight of her grief and love. Eve’s Claire rediscovers life thanks to the unruly rescue dog her husband left behind — an unlikely companion who pulls her, mile by mile, toward the marathon they once promised to run together and a deeper connection with her young son.
Cosnett plays Ben, Kind portrays Walter and Blanchard is Vanessa.
Production is currently underway in Louisville, KY.
Cronk directs from a screenplay by Liz Larsen and Brando Colonna. Leeni Marshall is producing for Rare Films.
Cosnett most recently appeared in Palm Royale, Doctor Odyssey and 9-1-1 and next will be seen in a guest role in Your Friends & Neighbors. Cosnett is repped by Innovative Artists and Bob McGowan at McGowan Rodriguez Management.
Kind most recently starred in indie comedy Not Dead Yet, alongside Polly Draper, Paul Raci, Tovah Feldshuh, Bill Smitrovich and Ed German. He’ll next be seen starring in dark comedic thriller Jacob and the Wolf, starring Sam Lerner, Camille Hyde and Nikola Djuricko. Kind is repped by Innovative Artists and Forster Entertainment.
Emmy winner Blanchard is in post on three films, horror Cabbage, Bella Thorne’s directorial debut Color Your Hurt and in indie legal drama Henry. She’s repped by
Cronk is repped by Ryan Saul at Evoke Entertainment and attorney Larry Weinberg.
Matt Grobar contributed to this report.
