PREVIEW: The Comeback Trail (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Zach Braff (Garden State), Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother), Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild), Kate Katzman (Santa in Training), Blerim Destani (Time of the Comet), Sheryl Lee Ralph (The Distinguished Gentleman), Leslie Stratton (Why?), Nick Vallelonga (Vanquish), Kyron Bonner (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

George Gallo (Middle Men), director, writer; Josh Posner (Persephone: Pictures at the End of the World), writer; Patrick Hibler (The Devil Has a Name), Joy Sirott Hurwitz (film debut), Phil Kim (film debut), Julie Lott Gallo (My Spy), David E. Ornston (Final Move) and Richard Salvatore (The Big Wedding), producers; Aldo Shllaku (Agon), composer; Lukasz Bielan (Love Sonia), cinematographer; John M. Vitale (David A. Leffel: An American Master), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Film producer Max Barber (De Niro) finds himself in debt to mob boss Reggie Fontaine (Freeman) after his latest movie flops. Desperate to save his own skin, Max decides to produce a dangerous new movie designed to kill the lead actor, so that he can claim the insurance money and pay off Reggie. However, when he casts washed-up veteran actor Duke Montana (Jones) in the lead, Max finds himself dealing with a surprisingly capable performer who’s a lot harder to kill than he had thought, and as he keeps putting his actor in increasingly life-threatening situations, he might just well be making the movie of his career…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Some of Hollywood’s most respected actors gather for a satirical dark comedy with a slightly meta edge, from director George Gallo who’s best known for his scripts to films like Midnight Run (also with Robert De Niro).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 19TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW TV

 

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