aters ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 . ▁Based ▁on ▁Ch uck ▁Log an ' s ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁and ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁screen play ▁by ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one , ▁the ▁film ▁stars ▁Jason ▁St ath am , ▁James ▁Franco , ▁Win ona ▁Ry der , ▁and ▁Kate ▁Bos worth . ▁Fil ming ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁ra ids ▁of ▁a ▁gang ' s ▁m eth am ph et am ine ▁labor atory ▁where ▁his ▁cover ▁was ▁blow n , ▁retired ▁DE A ▁Agent ▁and ▁U . S . ▁war ▁veter an , ▁Phil ▁Bro ker ▁( J ason ▁St ath am ) ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁M addy ▁( I z abel a ▁Vid ov ic ) ▁have ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁Louisiana ▁town ▁where ▁M addy ' s ▁dece ased ▁mother ▁grew ▁up . ▁M addy ▁gets ▁into ▁a ▁school yard ▁fight ▁with ▁a ▁bul ly ▁named ▁Ted dy ▁Kl um ▁( A ust in ▁Craig ); ▁when ▁Bro ker ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁school , ▁Ted dy ' s ▁host ile ▁father , ▁Jimmy ▁( M arc us ▁H ester ), ▁pick s ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁los es . ▁Ted dy ' s ▁mother , ▁Cass ie ▁( K ate ▁Bos worth ), ▁later ▁asks ▁her ▁brother , ▁a ▁drug ▁deal er ▁named ▁G ator ▁Bod ine ▁( James ▁Franco ), ▁to ▁sc are ▁Bro ker . ▁