Everybody’s talking about Joker 2, but Warner Bros. and Clint Eastwood want to remind you that there’s also Juror #2 on the fall release calendar. That’s right: Clint has not retired from filmmaking, even though it might have seemed like it (he’s the Jimmy Carter of Hollywood directors, at least in terms of longevity), and this flick – directed while Eastwood was still the ripe old age of 93 – seems like it’s the kind of legal thriller we used to go apeshit for in the ‘90s. Nicholas Hoult leads an all-star cast here, and Warner Bros., presumably to try to hook the Oscar completionists who’ll see Joker 2 this weekend, dropped a trailer for the flick on Tuesday.
Take a look:
Here’s a short and just pulpy-enough synopsis:
“’Juror #2’ follows family man Justin Kemp (Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma… one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict — or free — the accused killer.”
And here’s the cast list, which is… genuinely impressive:
“The film stars Nicholas Hoult (upcoming ‘Superman,’ ‘The Menu’), Oscar nominee Toni Collette (upcoming ‘Mickey 17,’ ‘The Sixth Sense’), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (‘Whiplash’), Chris Messina (‘Air,’ ‘Based on a True Story’), Gabriel Basso (‘The Night Agent’), Zoey Deutch (‘The Politician,’ ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’), Cedric Yarbrough (‘Unfrosted’), Leslie Bibb (‘Palm Royale,’ ‘Tag’), and Kiefer Sutherland (‘Designated Survivor,’ ‘24’); the film also features Amy Aquino (‘Bosch’) and Adrienne C. Moore (‘Orange Is the New Black’).”
Juror #2 will have its world premiere this month at AFI Fest in LA before it gets released in select theaters on November 1. Here’s a reminder: Clint’s been cooking for the last six years, so don’t count this out. The Mule, Richard Jewell, Cry Macho…