Tim Blake Nelson Almost Didn't Make 'The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd' Ending So Dark

"The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd" filmmaker and star Tim Blake Nelson played with the idea of shooting two versions of the ending of "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd" before sticking to the version he'd written from the start. "I did initially intend to shoot two endings, one considerably less dark than the other, but still somewhat dark," Nelson told Steve Pond at TheWrap's studio at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. "After working with these two actors, as well as a group of extraordinary department heads and an ensemble of supporting actors, once we got . . .