The project was first announced in December 2013 . Matthew McConaughey joined the cast in February 2014 with Naomi Watts joining in May of that year The film 's international distribution was sold to different companies at 2014 Cannes Film Festival , which includes Entertainment One to handle the rights for UK , Australia and New Zealand , and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions to handle for Eastern Europe , Pan-Latin America and Scandinavia . On August 15 , Katie Aselton joined the cast to play a woman who has an affair with McConaughey 's character
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
The Sea of Trees