The Oath
The teaser trailer has arrived for actor Ike Barinholtz ' feature introduction as a writer / theater director , The Oath . Tiffany Haddish and Barinholtz act as a married couple in the film , which itself set a politically satirical spin on the home vacation dinner party get - together funniness formula .
The Oathstars Barinholtz and Haddish as ( respectively ) reform-minded tidings junkie Chris and his wife Kai , who are prepare for their annual Thanksgiving dinner with relatives when they learn that U.S. citizens are being ask to contract a allegiance swearing to the prexy . While the duet are quick to refuse on principle alone , their site ask a turn for the complicated when their typical Thanksgiving get - together starts to fall down completely apart due to everyone ’s differences in political mindset . thing get even stranger when a pair of federal agents then show up at their home during the holiday festivities , under extreme circumstances .
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Roadside Attractions has now unloosen a tormentor house trailer forThe Oathonline , ahead of its theatrical loss this fall . In add-on to Barinholtz and Haddish , the film ’s stamp includes John Cho ( Searching ) and Billy Magnussen ( Game Night ) , as well as Carrie Brownstein ( Portlandia ) , Barinholtz ' brother Jon , and youngster Priah Ferguson ( who broke - out as Erica inStranger Thingsseason 2 ) . you could watch the trailer forThe Oathin the space above .
Barinholtz is far from a stranger to movies that mix genre trope and social commentary , thanks to his roles in reform-minded - tending raunchy comedy like theNeighborsseries andBlockers , as well as his supporting turn in David Ayer ’s fantasy - meets - buddy cop mashup , Bright . Even so , The Oathsounds - and calculate - like more of an outright political irony than most of Barinholtz ' previous vehicles as an role player . It also pock a change of pace from his previous pocket-sized screen directing efforts on Mindy Kaling ’s comedy seriesThe Mindy Project(where he played the character Morgan Tookers across multiple seasons ) .
For the same reasonableness , The Oathis an challenging ( and original ) labor for Barinholtz to make his filmmaking unveiling on , after years of appearing onscreen in movies only . The Oathalso stick out aside from the rest of the very busy Haddish ’s upcoming slate ( which includes everything from Kevin Hart and Tyler Perry comedies to animated sequels likeThe LEGO Movie 2 : The Second PartandThe Secret Life of Pets 2 ) , in detectable and otherwise interesting manner . player have a tendency to be rack up or miss when it comes to making the saltation to directing , but Barinholtz may yet manage to stick around the landing with his own try .
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The Oathopens in U.S. theatre this evenfall on Friday , October 12 .
Source : Roadside Attractions
