George Clooney (left) as Jay Kelly and Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick in ‘Jay Kelly.’ Peter Mountain/Netflix
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George Clooney examines his life and what it all means in the trailer for Noah Baumbach‘s upcoming film Jay Kelly.
Netflix released the first full trailer for its awards hopeful on Monday. The official logline for the film, via Netflix: “Jay Kelly follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Poignant and humor filled, epic and intimate, Jay Kelly is pitched at the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories.”
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The trailer starts out with Jay saying: “I don’t want to be here anymore.… I want to leave the party.”
His daughter reveals she’s going to Paris, and Kelly decides to follow her to France, with Ron and his publicist (Laura Dern) in tow.
“Lately I feel like my life doesn’t really feel real,” Jay tells Ron. “Suddenly, I’m remembering things. What is that?”
“Memory?” Ron asks.
“It’s like a movie where I’m playing myself,” Jay muses.
The movie, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, will be released in select theaters Nov. 14 and on Netflix on Dec. 5.
In addition to directing, Baumbach wrote the script with Emily Mortimer and served as producer with David Heyman and Amy Pascal. The cast also includes Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Isla Fisher, Louis Partridge and Charlie Rowe.
