The official trailer for James Gray’s film,Armageddon Time, has been released and shares an autobiographical tale of life in New York City in the 1980s.
The drama starsAnne Hathawayand Jeremy Strong, who play husband and wife, Irving and Esther Graff — parents to two sons.
In the trailer, audiences see the friendship between one of their sons, Paul (Banks Repeta) and a Black classmate Johnny Crocker (Jaylin Webb).
Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway.Courtesy of Focus Features
The two are seen getting into trouble in school before Hathaway’s Esther tells her son that he is not to “associate with him again.”
“What do you mean, why?,” the young boy asks.
“I think you know what I mean,” his mother responds.
The boy is then sent to another school, the Kew-Forest School, where former-PresidentDonald Trumpalso attended as a child,Varietypreviously reported.
Jaylin Webb and Banks Repeta.Courtesy of Focus Features
The trailer briefly showsJessica Chastian, in her role as Trump’s sister, Maryanne Trump, who served as a guest lecturer at the school, the outlet explained. Chastain, 45, agreed to play the small part in the film only if her involvement was never formally announced, she told the outlet. She also did the work for free.
“You’re gonna to be a mensch, okay?,” Hopkins' character tells his grandson.
Banks Repeta and Anthony Hopkins.Anne Joyce/Focus Features
According to a statement from the studio, Focus Features, the film tells “a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.”
Courtesy of Focus Featrures
The film premiered premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May before receiving a North American gala at theTelluride Film Festivalearlier this month.
Armageddon Timewill hit select theaters October 28 before being released nationwide on November 11.
source: people.com
