“A black storm comes.” Bleecker Street has revealed the full trailer for Rumours, an extra weird & wacky dark comedy about politics from the filmmakers Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson. This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to mostly mixed reviews from critics, it burns out pretty quickly after a hilarious start. In times of global crisis, the brightest and biggest brains of the free world gather to provide leadership. The “wildly entertaining” Rumours film is an apocalyptic horror-comedy about how dumb politicians really are. The leaders of seven wealthy democracies come together during a G7 summit in Germany. But they end up getting lost in the woods when everyone else suddenly disappears and they can’t where to go, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out. The ensemble cast of politicians features Cate Blanchett (Germany), Roy Dupuis (Canada), Nikki Amuka-Bird (UK), Charles Dance (USA), Takehiro Hira (Japan), Denis Ménochet (France), Rolando Ravello (Italy), + Zlatko Buric and Alicia Vikander. This trailer make this film look even better than it actually is, with so many amazing bits teased in here. I wish it was much funnier overall! Blanchett is the best part of this group. Have a look. // Continue Reading ›
