The Sundance Hit ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL Gets a Great Trailer
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was my number one favorite film that came out of the Sundance Film Festival this year, and I'm happy to share with you this wonderful first trailer for it. As I said in my review for the film, it's a quirky, heartwarming coming-of-age comedy that takes the audience on a funny yet emotional ride. This is a movie that you all have to see when it's released, because it's just such a great piece of filmmaking and storytelling.
The movie was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, and this is the synopsis:
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is the uniquely funny, moving story of Greg (Thomas Mann), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. He even describes his constant companion Earl (RJ Cyler), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a ‘co-worker’ than a best friend. But when Greg’s mom (Connie Britton) insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) – a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer – he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be.
The movie also stars Nick Offerman (who was great as Greg's father), Molly Shannon (who played Rachel's mother), and Jon Bernthal (as a history teacher). It will be released in theaters this summer on June 12th, and it's a movie that you seriously can't miss. Thanks to Fox Searchlight for the trailer.