Delightful Trailer for Richard Linklater's BLUE MOON Starring Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley
A delightful trailer has been released for director Richard Linklater’s latest film, Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Giles Surridge. The film reunites Linklater and Ethan Hawke after the pair made the Before Sunrise trilogy, as well as Boyhood and other projects.
While Linklater is known for writing and directing heartfelt fictional dramas, this new film is based on a true story. The synopsis reads:
“Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of the legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel during the opening night party for his former partner Richard Rodgers' hit stage show, Oklahoma!. In 100 minutes, the film unspools in real-time the events in Sardi's bar on the evening of March 31st, 1943.
“It is a meditation on friendship, art & love, featuring a rich tapestry of writers, actors, musicians, friends and protégés – a parade of the famous and the soon-to-be-famous. By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world irrevocably changed by the war, and the seeming impossibility of love.”
This looks like a great movie, and it has already received great reviews out of its premiere at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival. Check out the trailer below, and watch Blue Moon in select theaters this fall, on October 17th.