Our Friend. In the new film, Owen is acting alongside
Jason Segel, Casey Affleck, and Dakota Johnson to tell the inspiring true story of the Teague family and how their lives are upended by the mother s heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer. Owen came on
The Bobby Bones Show to share his experiences on set and how he came into the role.
Owen s agent had asked him if he ever wanted to be in a movie, and Owen was always open to giving it a try if something came his way. Well, the role for
Our Friend came to them and he auditioned, and now he s making his first big screen debut. He didn t have any experience going into the movie. His team encouraged him to take an acting lesson before starting filming, but Owen confessed he didn t want to do acting lessons.
When Some Critics Reject the Film Thatâs About Your Life
After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a gut punch.
Matthew Teague in Fairhope, Ala.: âI wanted my wifeâs legacy and memory to be one of enormous respect.âCredit.Akasha Rabut for The New York Times
Jan. 20, 2021
Matthew Teague is a journalist whoâs traveled to remote corners of the world for stories. He covered C.I.A. operatives in Pakistan, famine in Somalia, double agents in Northern Ireland. But his greatest work may be the essay he wrote in 2015 for Esquire magazine, titled âThe Friend.â Teague dedicated some 6,000 words to the arduous two years he spent caring for his wife, Nicole, who learned she had terminal cancer at age 34.