Check Out the First Trailer for ‘Hail, Caesar!’

Joel and Ethan Coen, the Oscar-winning writer/directors behind such modern classics as Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998) and No Country for Old Men (2007) return with their latest comedy- Hail, Caesar! Set during Hollywood’s Golden Age, the film focuses on a studio “fixer” who attempts to rescue a kidnapped movie star. The first official trailer dropped today.

George Clooney, who previously worked with the Coen Bros. on O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and Burn After Reading (2008), plays bumbling movie star Baird Whitlock. Baird’s disappearance- just as production on big-time swords and sandals epic is underway- puts everything in jeopardy at Capitol Pictures. Josh Brolin, who co-starring in No Country for Old Men, plays the studio fixer.

The sprawling, starry ensemble cast includes Channing Tatum (Foxcatcher), Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Christopher Lambert (Mortal Kombat), Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) and Mrs. Joel Coen- Frances McDormand (Almost Famous).

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) was the last feature written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen to release. Since then, the duo received screenwriting credits on Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Bridge of SpiesHail, Caesar! opens in theaters on February 5, 2016. Check out the trailer below.

James Tisch: Managing Editor, mxdwn Movies || Writer. Procrastinator. Film Lover. Sparked by the power of the movies (the films of Alfred Hitchcock served as a pivotal gateway drug during childhood), James began ruminating and essaying the cinema at a young age and forged forward as a young blogger, contributor and eventual editor for mxdwn Movies. Outside of mxdwn, James served as a film programmer for one of the busiest theaters in the greater Los Angeles area and frequently works on the local film festival circuit. He resides in Los Angeles. james@mxdwn.com
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