Apple Originals Films and A24 have unveiled their new trailer for “Causeway.’ Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence will star in and produce the upcoming film. The film follows Lawrence’s character ‘Lynsey,’ a military engineer who has returned to the States from Afghanistan with a debilitating brain injury after an IED explosion.
It follows her painful and slow recovery as she relearns and challenges her memory when moving back to New Orleans. She is faced with childhood memories and past trauma as she regains her strength with the help of her talkative caretaker, while also reconnecting with he mother, despite their tense relationship. While out, her truck breaks down she meets James Aucoin, played by Brian Tyree Henry, who works at her auto repair shop and takes her home. Over time, they build a relationship and trauma bond.
“Causeway” is directed by Lila Neugebauer (Broadway’s “The Waverly Gallery,” “Maid,” “The Last Thing He Told Me”) and written by Ottessa Moshfegh & Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence (“Don’t Look Up,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle”) and Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta,” “Bullet Train,” “If Beale Street Could Talk”). The film is produced by Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi. Neugebauer, Jacob Jaffke, Sophia Lin, Patricia Clarkson, Kirk Michael Fellows, and Christopher J. Surgent serve as executive producers.
Watch the Trailer here!
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