Trailer for Pete Davidson and Judd Apatow's THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming drama/comedy The King of Staten Island. The movie comes from director Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up, This is 40) and stars Pete Davidson (SNL).
For the most part, I’ve enjoyed the films that Apatow has made, and this looks like another excellent movie role for Davidson. I thought he did a solid job in the Hulu film Big Time Adolescence, and this film was obviously built around him and his strengths as an actor.
Here’s the synopsis for The King of Staten Island:
Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow, HBO’s Euphoria) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Oscar winner Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys—Oscar (Ricky Velez, Master of None), Igor (Moises Arias, Five Feet Apart) and Richie (Lou Wilson, TV’s The Guest Book)—and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley, Apple TV+’s The Morning Show).
But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray (Bill Burr, Netflix’s F Is for Family), it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life. The film also stars Steve Buscemi as Papa, a veteran firefighter who takes Scott under his wing, and Pamela Adlon (FX’s Better Things) as Ray’s ex-wife, Gina.
The King of Staten Island is set to hit digital platforms and VOD on June 12th.
