A24 has released the latest trailer for Celine Song’s latest movie,Materialists, and it features a trio of Marvel stars in a love triangle fans didn’t know they wanted. Announced in February 2024,MaterialistsstarsDakota Johnson(Madame Web), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger), and Pedro Pascal (The Fantastic Four: First Steps) in an adult-oriented romantic comedy. The film is set for a summer 2025 release date, offering audiences something different from franchise blockbusters or animated family films.
The trailer forMaterialistswas officially released online, giving fans a look at Song’s follow-up film to her Academy Award-nominated debut,Past Lives. The trailer showcases Lucy (Dakota Johnson) as a matchmaker in New York who finds herself attracted to a mysterious wealthy man named Randy (Pedro Pascal), only to have her ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans) re-enter her life. The trailer showcases the intimate workings of this complicated love triangle, where Lucy is drawn to two men who each seem right for her in different ways. Check out the trailer below.
‘Materialists’ and the Power of the Movie Star
Celine Song’s previous film,Past Lives, earned rave reviews and two Academy Award nominations following its June 2023 release, soA24 is aiming for a similar model withMaterliasts. With a trio of movie stars and an original idea,The Materialistsseems to be aiming to offer audiences the adult-oriented romance that used to be a staple at the box office in the 1990s and 2000s. The question is, not only canMaterialistsbe another potential awards contender, but can the film also attract a mainstream audience and become a box office hit? The ambiguous logline teases your standard rom-com:“A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.”
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The idea of an original movie being a box office hit certainly looks bleak, particularly following thedisappointing opening weekends forNovocaine,Black Bag, andMickey 17. Even with positive reviews, audiences certainly seem more hesitant to go out and support these films. Nobody expectsMaterialiststo beatHow to Train Your Dragonin their opening weekends, but hopefully,Materialistswill be able to capture the audience’s attention and hold on at the domestic box office.
Materialistshas star power working in its favor. For Pedro Pascal, in particular,Materialistswill open betweenThe Last of UsSeason 2 andThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Meanwhile, Chris Evans and Dakota Johnson are coming off some recent box office and critical disappointments, but they’ve proven themselves in other projects. After all, both have been in Marvel movies, although not all are created equal (we’re looking at you,Madame Web). Hopefully, they will draw in moviegoers.After years of Marvel movies being accused of killing the concept of the movie star,Materialistsmight be a great litmus test in terms of judging if these actors can do what most stars used to do and be the selling point for an audience, or if they only care about them in the context of a franchise movie.
Source:A24
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