First Image – Nicholas Cage in David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’

David Gordon Green started his career off incredibly strong with one of my favorite movies, George Washington, however since then his films became slightly more mediocre as he treaded into comedy. This year however, may be a turning point for him as he has two new projects coming out, Prince Avalanche and Joe. The former stars Paul Rudd and will be making its debut at SXSW 2013, and the latter is a drama starring Nicholas Cage.
Today we got the first image and synopsis for Joe, which is adapted from a novel by Larry Brown. There’s no release date set as of yet, hit the jump for the full image and synopsis.

In the dirty unruly world of small-town Texas, ex-convict Joe Ransom (Cage) has tried to put his dark past behind him and to live a simple life. He works for a lumber company by day, drinks by night. But when 15-year-old Gary (Sheridan) – a kid trying to support his family – comes to town, desperate for work, Joe has found a way to atone for his sins – to finally be someone’s hero. As Joe tries to protect Gary, the pair will take the twisting road to redemption in the hope for a better life in this tough, hard-hitting but incredibly moving story.