The Golden Age of Hollywood Comes to Life in Trailer For Coen Brothers' HAIL, CAESAR!
Joel and Ethan Coen have made another film that looks absolutely brilliant. I love the stories that these guys tell, and their humor is hilarious. Today we have the first very entertaining trailer for their latest project, Hail, Caesar! If you're a fan of their work, there's no doubt you're going to love what you see here.
The movie has an amazing ensemble cast of actors that includes George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill, and Frances McDormand. It's set in the golden age of 1950s Hollywood, and the story follows "a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix." It's a comedic take that revolves around Eddie Mannix (Brolin) as he juggles movie stars, gossip columnists, and more.
The movie hits theaters on February 5th, 2016.
Here's a previously released description:
"It was not unusual during the time for studios’ internal security to protect their assets to construct and manage the squeaky clean image of their stars. The big stars of the day were under contracts for a certain number of pictures so the powerful studios had their own go-to guys (and sometimes hired outside investigators) to deep-six scandalous stories, whether it be romantic dalliances, drug use, DUIs, arrests, you name it. For the more serious threats, the fixers used pay-outs, strong-arming, and took care of 'problems' (real or perceived) by any means necessary. It was the day of the old Hollywood star system."