First Trailer for Michael Keaton's McDonald's Movie THE FOUNDER
The Weinstein Company has released the first trailer for the upcoming McDonald's biopic, The Founder. The movie stars Michael Keaton, Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, and B.J. Novak.
The Founder tells the story of how a salesman named Ray Kroc (Keaton) teamed with two brothers, Richard and Maurice “Mac” McDonald, to launch what would soon become an international fast food chain and then through ruthless business practices took it from them.
The movie is being directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) from a script by Robert Siegel (Big Fan, The Wrestler). It's also being produced by Jeremy Renner. There's a lot of talented people involved with this project, and judging by the trailer, they've made a great movie that tells the intriguing story of the birth of one of the world's biggest fast food chains.
The Founder will be released in theaters on August 5th, 2016.