Today we’ve got a brief but intriguing teaser trailer for bizarre dark political comedy Rumours, starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Buric and Alicia Vikander.
The premise, about world leaders meeting up for a G7 summit only for it to seemingly descend into genre-bending chaos, instantly got my attention. Written and directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, it sounds right up my street.
Here’s the official description:
“Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies meeting up at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander, these so-called “leaders” become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.”
Now, check out the trailer, which won’t really give you much, but if you’ve read this far, it WILL definitely intrigue you even more:
Rumours first premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May, and is set to be released in select US cinemas on 18th October. We don’t know about a UK release date yet.
What do you think of the premise and teaser trailer for Rumours? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
