Let Him Go is film of loss on different levels, but who is the "Him" in the title?

We asked the Let Him Go director about casting Man of Steel's Jonathan and Martha Kent as his leads.

With writer-director Thomas Bezucha’s Let Him Go now playing in theaters, I recently had the opportunity to talk with Diane Lane about her work in the fiery thriller. Based on the novel of the same name by Larry Watson, Let Him Go follows a retired sheriff named George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) who set out to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Lesley Manville). When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, …

Ma and Pa Kent are back for a thriller called Let Him Go.

Movies really are a team sport.

The new Diane Lane-Kevin Costner movie Let Him Go is the kind of old-fashioned entertainment that Hollywood rarely makes anymore, which is a shame, because this well-crafted thriller aimed at adults is the best studio movie I've seen in months. After playing Clark Kent's parents in Man of Steel, Lane and Costner reunite here as another wholesome duo, Margaret and George Blackledge, who live quiet lives on a Montana ranch — until that peaceful existence is shattered by the tragic death of their adult son James, who leaves behind a wife, Lorna (Kayli Carter), as well …

When I first heard that Kevin Costner and Diane Lane would be starring in another movie together, I figured it would be one of those "old people in love" movies, but clearly, I was dead wrong. Focus has released a trailer for their new movie Let Him Go, and frankly, it looks pretty badass to me. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy. …