Neon has released a new trailer for Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman as a pop star whose career took off after a tragedy, and who is now attempting a comeback after a scandal almost ruined her.
The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, an actor who has starred in 24, Funny Games, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, and Force Majeure, and who made his directorial debut with 2015’s The Childhood of a Leader. It also stars Raffey Cassidy (Tomorrowland, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac, All the Money in the World), and Jennifer Ehle (The King’s Speech, Zero Dark Thirty). Sia wrote original songs for the film.
Continue below for a synopsis and to check out the new trailer.
This is the year of music star-based films. First there was A Star is Born. Next week there will be Bohemian Rhapsody. And to close out the year, there will be Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman.
Neon has released the first trailer for the film, which sees Portman playing a music superstar whose career launched due to a personal tragedy. But after suffering a scandalous incident, she is ready for a comeback, while also trying to overcome some of her personal demons and navigating motherhood. Check out the trailer below.
When we reported that The Descendants star Shailene Woodley was cast for the role of Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, we also learned that Electro would be the villain and that Marc Webb was looking for an actor to play Harry Osborne. A lot has happened since the news broke, which also happened to coincide with the Blu-ray and DVD release of the film.
During the press day for the Blu-ray release, it was confirmed that Academy Award winning Jamie Foxxwas cast as Electro. Now we are learning that the sequel will feature the Harry Osborne character and that three young actors are vying for the role.
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