New Trailer for Michael Keaton's McDonald's Movie THE FOUNDER
I'm fascinated by the history and story behind businesses and how some of the biggest, most popular and successful brands got their start. The Founder tells the true story of how McDonald's exploded into the epic fast food chain that it is now.
Michael Keaton stars in the film as Ray Kroc, who saw potential in the burger business back in the 1950s and wanted to transform it into a moneymaking franchise. To do that he had to pull off some shady shit. From what I've seen in the trailers, the film reminds me a lot of The Social Network. The film just got a limited release so it qualifies for the Oscars. I think Keaton's got a good chance to get nominated for this. Here's the synopsis:
THE FOUNDER, directed by John Lee Hancock (THE BLIND SIDE, SAVING MR. BANKS), features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel (THE WRESTLER) details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire."
The movie also stars Laura Dern as Ray Kroc’s first wife Ethel; Linda Cardellini as his second wife Joan Smith; John Carroll Lynch as Mac McDonald; and Nick Offerman as Dick McDonald. It's currently playing in Los Angeles and New York, and it will get a wide release on January 20th.