Quick Teaser Trailer For Offbeat Dark Political Comedy RUMOURS Starring Cate Blanchett
A short teaser trailer has been released for the offbeat dark political comedy, Rumours, which stars Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Buric and Alicia Vikander. The film is written and directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.
The synopsis reads:
“Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies meeting up at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander, these so-called "leaders" become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.”
This looks seriously strange! The trailer really doesn’t give anything away, so we will have to wait to see more before we commit to it, but it does have me intrigued. Rumours will be released in select US theatres on October 18th this year. Check out the trailer below: