Paul Rudd & Tim Robinson in Darkish Comedy ‘Friendship’ Official Trailer
by Alex Billington
February 11, 2025
Supply: YouTube
“Ya’ll accepted me too quick. You’ll be able to’t try this! You made me really feel too free… Individuals want guidelines!” Certainly they do. A24 has revealed an official trailer for an indie darkish comedy titled merely Friendship, a clumsy movie about buddies from filmmaker Andrew DeYoung. This primary premiered at TIFF 2024 final fall in Toronto, and it is enjoying on the 2025 SXSW Movie Competition subsequent in March earlier than it hits theaters beginning in Might. Suburban dad Craig falls laborious for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig’s makes an attempt to make an grownup male buddy threaten to damage each of their lives. A24 describes this as “a laugh-until-you-cry nightmare comedy about male bonding gone awry.” Starring Tim Robinson as Craig, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Paul Rudd as Brian. This earned rave critiques at TIFF final yr, fairly just a few quotes included on this – the very best one calling this “I Love You, Man for sickos.” Perhaps males should not have buddies? As a result of that is what occurs? This appears to be like cringe and authentic and hilarious and unusual. Undoubtedly one thing to be careful for this summer time.
This is the official trailer (+ poster) for Andrew DeYoung’s movie Friendship, direct from A24’s YouTube:
By way of TIFF: “When an errant supply pulls suburban dad Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) into the orbit of his mysterious and charismatic new neighbour Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd), a candy bromance appears to blossom over an harmless night of city exploration, punk rock, and a mutual appreciation for paleolithic antiquities. However what ought to have been the beginning of a lovely friendship is quickly waylaid as Craig’s obsessive persona begins to alienate his new pal, subsequently inducing a spiral that threatens to upend Craig’s complete life.” Friendship is written and directed by filmmaker Andrew DeYoung, making his first function movie after directing plenty of TV together with eps of “PEN15”, “I Love That For You”, “Our Flag Means Loss of life”, and “The Decameron”. Produced by Johnny Holland, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Nick Weidenfeld. This initially premiered on the 2024 Toronto Movie Competition final yr. A24 will launch DeYoung’s Friendship movie in choose US theaters beginning someday Might 2025 coming quickly. Who needs to observe this?
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