The primary trailer for The Good friend, which stars Naomi Watts and Invoice Murray, has been launched, with a large launch set for April.
The Good friend acquired robust opinions out of its Telluride Movie Competition debut final 12 months, additional constructing its status at TIFF. It was right here that phrase grew sufficient that it appeared a certain factor it could get a decent launch. And after Bleecker Avenue nabbed the rights, it was on its approach to 2025. It flew a bit underneath the radar there for some time however now, forward of its debut in a few months, we’ve the primary trailer.
Right here is the official synopsis, as per Bleecker Avenue, who will likely be distributing the drama: “In THE FRIEND, adapted from the bestselling novel, Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo. The regal yet intractable beast is a constant reminder of Walter and causes various problems— yet as Iris bonds with Apollo, she begins to cope with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.” The film is predicated on the novel of the identical title by Sigurd Nunez, who received the Nationwide E-book Award for her work.
Exterior of Naomi Watts and Invoice Murray, the supporting solid options Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, and extra. The film is directed by the longtime group of Scott McGehee and David Siegel, whose first movie Suture came to visit 30 years in the past. Their most up-to-date film, Montana Story, was additionally distributed by Bleecker Avenue. That’s a fairly robust film, however I’d personally advocate 2012’s What Maisie Knew first.
The Good friend reunites Watts and Murray for the primary time in a decade, having beforehand labored collectively on Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent. The Good friend, nevertheless, can have fairly a special dynamic between the celebs, particularly given the plot description. The Good friend will likely be one in all three films Murray has lined up this 12 months together with Riff Raff and Wee Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme.
The Good friend will go large on April 4th following a New York Metropolis run starting March twenty first.
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