UNIVERSAL: NEW GREENBOOK TRAILER
BY RHONDA FLEMINGUniversal Pictures is set to release a new period piece set in 1962 about famed artist Dr. Don Shirley. The new film stars Academy Award® nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Hidden Figures) star in Participant Media and DreamWorks Pictures’ Green Book. In his foray into powerfully dramatic work as a feature director, Peter Farrelly helms the film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class, and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line.
When Tony Lip (Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on “The Green Book” to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, and danger—as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
Universal Pictures just released this new trailer that inhabits the story and mood of the 1960s South. Check it out below.
GreenBook will be available in theaters near you starting on September 11, 2018.
