Green Book
Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen strike the road in the trailer for Peter Farrelly ’s upcoming filmGreen Book . The movie was inspired by the real - life friendship between musician Don Shirley and his number one wood , Tony Vallelonga ( Ali and Mortensen ’s respective roles in the movie ) .
plant in 1962,Green Bookreveals what happened when shameful classical pianist Shirley lease Vallelonga ( an Italian - American bouncer ) to drive him through the U.S. south on a concert tour . The film ’s title refer to the condition for the guides that black traveler would use for quash danger and rule safe places to visit and/or stay during their trips through the pre - civic Rights era segregate Deep South . In addition to directing , Farrelly ( aka . one - half of The Farrelly Brothers ) cowrote theGreen Bookscript with role player / author Brian Hayes Currie ( a frequent Farrelly Brothers moving picture confederate ) and the real - life Vallelonga ’s Word , Nick Vallelonga .
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TheGreen Booktrailer is now on-line , forwards of the movie ’s entry at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September . In a related interview withEW , Ali spoke about what led him to make the project one of the immediate follow-up to his Oscar - gain performance fromMoonlighttwo days ago . He explained that he not only appreciated howGreen Bookdraws aspiration from a literal - life friendly relationship , but also that it subverts the mixed buddy duo trope where"the pitch-dark bozo is serving as some sort of grounding personnel and reality handicap who ’s get from a dispirited - income or workings class surround , for the wealthier , more flush character " . you may watch theGreen Booktrailer in the space above , then check out the motion picture ’s official poster below .
Speaking of subverting expectations -Green Bookmarks a sharp departure from the many raunchy comedy that Farrelly has spent much of the last 25 year churn out . Farrelly and his buddy have tackle buddy road slip adventures before with theDumb and Dumberfilms ( and , to a degree , Stuck on You ) , but the trailer indicatesGreen Bookwill quell far , faraway from the broad slapstick and crude gags of those Farrelly projects . Indeed , between its socially relevant subject topic and lauded stars ( both of whom are highly accomplished fibre actors),Green Bookis the first full - blow awards season competitor to feature a Farrelly at the helm .
judge by the trailer , Ali and Mortensen should have good screen chemistry inGreen Book , regardless of the overall calibre ( or lack therefrom ) of the film around them . The movie would certainly do good from a strong critical reception , when it comes to standing out at both the domesticated box office and next to the other Oscar - promising releases arrive this fall . Green Bookwill make theaters over the crowded Thanksgiving form ( on the same daytime that sequelsCreed IIandRalph breaking the Internetare slated to come ) , but may yet manage to keep its head above the water , despite the intense competition .
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