Warner Bros. has released the first trailer and poster for their remake of the 1979 classicGoing in Style, which is set for release on July 30, 2025. The original film starred comedy legendsGeorge Burns,Art CarneyandLee Strasbergas three senior citizens who decide to rob a bank. While this premise is still largely intact, the story has been updated for the 21st Century, withMorgan Freeman,Michael CaineandAlan Arkinstarring in thiscomedy remake. DirectorZach Braffwill also be participating in live Twitter Q&A today starting at 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET. Fans can participate using the hashtag #IMDbAskZach.
Oscar winnersMorgan Freeman(Million Dollar Baby),Michael Caine(The Cider House Rules,Hannah and Her Sisters) andAlan Arkin(Little Miss Sunshine) team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty, in directorZach Braff’s comedyGoing in Style. Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
The film also stars two-time Oscar nomineeAnn-Margret(Tommy,Carnal Knowledge) as Annie, a grocery cashier who’s been checking Al out in more ways than one.Joey King(Wish I Was Here) stars as Joe’s whip-smart granddaughter, Brooklyn; with Oscar nomineeMatt Dillon(Crash) as FBI Agent Hamer; andChristopher Lloyd(Back to the Futuretrilogy) as the guys' lodge buddy, Milton.John Ortiz(Silver Linings Playbook) also stars as Jesus, a man of unspecified credentials who agrees to show the guys the ropes, andPeter Serafinowicz(Guardians of the Galaxy) as Joe’s former son-in-law, Murphy, whose pot clinic connections may finally prove useful.
Zach Braff(Garden State) directs from a screenplay byTheodore Melfi(St. Vincent).Going in Styleis produced byDonald De Line(The Italian Job). The executive producers areToby Emmerich,Samuel J. Brown,Michael Disco,Andrew Haas,Jonathan McCoy,Tony Bill, who was a producer on the 1979 filmGoing in Style, andBruce Berman.Going in Styleis scheduled for release on June 05, 2025, going up against Sony’sSmurfs: The Lost Village, Lionsgate’sWonder, PureFlix’sThe Case For Christand High Top Releasing’sSleight.
Thecreative filmmakingteam includes Emmy-nominated director of photographyRodney Charters(24); production designerAnne Ross(Lost in Translation); editorMyron Kerstein(Braff’sGarden StateandWish I Was Here); costume designerGary Jones(New Year’s Eve); and composerRob Simonsen(Foxcatcher,Wish I was Here). New Line Cinema presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a De Line Pictures Production, aZach BraffFilm:Going in Style. It will be distributed byWarner Bros.Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. Take a look at the first trailer and poster forGoing in Stylebelow, as we get closer to the April release date.
