Ben is Back Teaser Trailer: Julia Roberts' Son Has Problems

Ben Is Back

Julia Roberts is unexpectedly reunited with her ( troubled ) young adult Logos in the newly - liberate teaser trailer forBen is Back . The dramatic play was written and train by novelist - plow filmmaker Peter Hedges , who is head his real - living son ( and fellow Oscar nominee ) Lucas Hedges here .

Roberts stars inBen is Backas Holly Burns , a womanhood whose son Ben ( Lucas Hedges ) returns home without warning one Christmas Eve , seemingly well - adjusted and problem - barren . Unfortunately , Holly presently learns that Ben ’s previous subject are far from behind him and , thus , struggles to keep her family from falling altogether apart over the 24 hours that follow . Courtney B. Vance ( American Crime Story ) costars as Holly ’s husband and Ben ’s step - father Neal , along with Kathryn Newton ( Blockers ) as Ben ’s biological sister Ivy . For more on that , ascertain the teaser trailer forBen is Backin the blank below .

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The teaser hint thatBen is Backis very much a slice of nonadaptive family dramatic play abridge from the same cloth as Peter Hedges ' novel - turn movieWhat ’s Eating Gilbert Grape(which he also script ) , as well as his directorial debutPieces of April- a film that , likeBen is Back , rotate around a family gathering over the holidays ( Thanksgiving , in that grammatical case ) . It ’s likewise narrative territory that Roberts seems comfortable operating in at this point , specially after her functioning in John Wells ' big screen version of Tracy Letts ' southerly familial melodrama play , August : Osage County . Roberts at long last landed an Oscar nod for her effort in the latter , and it ’s certainly possible that history will repeat itself here , in that regard .

Lucas Hedges , for his part , should only further prove himself as being a terrific young part thespian with his own oeuvre onBen is Back . The actor land his first do Oscar nod forManchester By the Seaand keep abreast that by delivering well - have supporting turns in no less than two Best Picture Oscar candidate last year ( Three hoarding Outside Ebbing , MissouriandLady Bird ) . He will share the projection screen with some highly established veteran actors yet again this fall , between his performance inBen is Backand his lead part opposite Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman inJoel Edgerton ’s LGBTQ+ rebirth therapy memoirBoy delete .

As it were , next calendar month ’s Toronto International Film Festival will grade the existence premier for two Julia Roberts projects ; namely , Ben is Backand the premiere installment for Amazon Studios ' striking thriller seriesHomecoming . Boy Erasedwill also block out at this year ’s TIFF , along with too many other prize time of year wannabe to narrate in full here ( including , the latest film byOscar - win directors Damien Chazelleand Steve McQueen).Ben is Backwill have to be something passably impressive to stand out in a crowd like that , but who knows : it may yet storm and begin to generate more buzz , follow its appearance on the film festival circuit .

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges in Ben is Back