IFC Films and Sundance Selects announced today that Walter Salles’ ON THE ROAD will be available exclusively on the iTunes Store in the US beginning on July 30, available for pre-order now (iTunes.com/OnTheRoad). Based on the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac, the film stars Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst and features performances by Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss and Viggo Mortensen.

The screenplay is by Jose Rivera (Academy Award® nominee for THE MOTORCYLE DIARIES). The MK2 Production was produced by Nathanael Karmitz, Charles Gillibert, Rebecca Yeldham and Roman Coppola for American Zoetrope. Executive producer Francis Ford Coppola had been developing the project since 1978.

ON THE ROAD tells the provocative story of Sal Paradise (Riley), a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty (Hedlund), a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou (Stewart). Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” — the pure essence of experience. Seeking unchartered terrain and the last American frontier, the duo encounter an eclectic mix of men and women — Bull (Mortensen), Camille (Dunst), Carlo (Sturridge), Jane (Adams), Terry (Braga), Galatéa (Moss) – each impacting their journey indelibly.

IFC Films and Sundance Selects are sister labels, owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.

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About SUNDANCE SELECTS

Established in 2009 and based in New York City, Sundance Selects is a leading U.S. distributor of prestige films focusing on American independents, documentaries and world cinema. Previous releases include David France’s Oscar nominated documentary HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE; Wim Wenders’ Oscar nominated PINA; Werner Herzog’s CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS; the Dardennes Brothers’ THE KID WITH A BIKE; Abbas Kiarostami’s CERTIFIED COPY and Richard Rowley’s DIRTY WARS. Upcoming releases include two 2013 Sundance Film Festival hits — Alexandre Moors’ BLUE CAPRICE and Nick Ryan’s THE SUMMIT; and some of the most talked about films at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival — Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme D’Or winner BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Cannes Jury Prize Winner LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, Roman Polanski’s film adaptation of VENUS IN FUR, Clio Barnard’s THE SELFISH GIANT and Francois Ozon’s Competition title YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL. Sundance Selects is a sister label to IFC Films and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.

About IFC FILMS

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of quality talent-driven independent film. Some of the company’s successes over the years have included MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, TOUCHING THE VOID, GOMORRAH, CHE, SUMMER HOURS,ANTICHRIST, IN THE LOOP, ANTICHRIST, WORDPLAY, CAIRO TIME, JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK, TINY FURNITURE, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, CARLOS, THE TRIP, SLEEPWALK WITH ME and FRANCES HA. Upcoming releases include David Lowery’s AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Ben Foster; Michael Winterbottom’s THE LOOK OF LOVE starring Steve Coogan; and Paul Schrader’s THE CANYONS starring James Deen and Lindsay Lohan. IFC Films is a sister label to Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.