The Rumors Trailer reveals disturbing first look at Cate Blanchett’s horror comedy with an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, the upcoming black comedy follows a group of world leaders who meet for the G7 summit and get lost in the woods while trying to draft a joint statement on an unspecified global Crisis. In addition to Blanchett in a leading role, the cast also includes Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance, Roy Dupuis, Denis Menochet, Niki Amuka-Bird, Rolando Ravello, Takehiro Hira and Zlatko Burić.
now, Bleecker Street has released the first official teaser trailer for Rumors. Watch it below:
The trailer begins with the world leaders writing an entertaining statement about the current global crisis, before looking at a misty forest, a giant brain and other strange images.
What rumor reports say
There are mostly positive, but polarizing reviews
Rumors Premiere out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where It received mostly positive, but polarizing reviews from critics, resulting in a strong 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Rumors Reviews describe the film as a funny and witty satire on global politics that is both intriguing and flawed. While some critics appreciated its quirky humor, inventive storytelling, and engaging performances, others found it to be disjointed, lacking depth, and Ultimately not as impressive as it could have been.
The film’s mix of high-concept absurdity and surreal satire devices has divided critics, with some enjoying its playful approach, and others criticizing it for losing focus and failing to fully deliver on its promises. Overall, it is seen as a unique, if uneven, experience that appeals more to those with a taste for the avant-garde. As highlighted by the US Rumors trailer, Critics call it “Wildly entertaining,” “Effortlessly hilarious,” “Weird and brilliant.”
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Rumors Should also have some unexpected and hilarious performances With Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander among its stellar ensemble cast, along with Game of Thrones Star Charles Dance as the President of the United States. Their supposed leaders seem to be caricatures of incompetence as they face increasingly strange challenges in the misty forest. in RumorsThe result should be a genre-blending satire of political failure that delves into the absurdity of power and institutional collapse in a world on the brink.
Source: Bleecker Street