Wildlife Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal & Carey Mulligan Star in Heartbreaking Drama

After a successful outpouring at both Sundance and Cannes , Wildlifenow has a first dawdler . boast both Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan , the emotional teaser suggest the moving-picture show will complement dynamical performances with strong visual language .

Based on Richard Ford ’s 1990 novel , Wildlifemarks the directorial debut of Paul Dano . take in both Oklahoma and Montana , the 1960 - set drama examines the crumble wedding of Jerry and Jeanette Brinson ( Gyllenhaal and Mulligan , respectively ) while their boy Joe ( Ed Oxenbould ) processes the experience .

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Today , IFC Filmsreleased the first drone forWildlife . With its vintage Americana aesthetical , the magazine is a optic stunner from begin to terminate , while Timi Yuro ’s 1961 single “ Hurt ” establish the tale humor . Although Gyllenhaal does indeed appear in the trailer , it focuses mostly on the view of Mulligan and Oxenbould ’s persona as they contemplate the dysfunctional crime syndicate dynamic .

From 2002 to 2004 , Dano seem in two episodes of HBO ’s acclaimed seriesThe Sopranos , and his breakout role amount in 2007 opposite Daniel Day - Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson’sThere Will Be Blood . For his performance as The Beach Boy ’s Brian Wilson in the 2014 filmLove & Mercy , Dano garner a Golden Globe nominating speech for Best Supporting Actor . ForWildlife , he co - wrote the screenplay with long - time partner and fellow performer Zoe Kazan . In 2017 , Kazan star opposite Kumail Nanjiani in Amazon Studios ’ Oscar - nominated indieThe Big Sick , and she ’s accumulated a vast sketch over the preceding decade with her roles on Broadway , telly ( HBO’sOlive Kitteridge , The Deuce ) and film ( What If ) . Kazan is the granddaughter of iconic film Elia Kazan , who directed Marlon Brando in heavy screen classics likeA Streetcar discover DesireandOn the Waterfront , along with James Dean for his lineament debut inEast of Eden .

Visually , Diego Garcia ’s filming suggests thatWildlifewill be a gorgeous - look film , and the theatrical production of characters within the indoor and outdoor configurations indicate that Dano already has a sound look for filmmaking . In this first look , it ’s Mulligan that stand up out most amongst the cast , as her lineament experience a rollercoaster of emotions , with a selection of critics ’ pull quotes hyping the performance .

In January , Wildlifepremiered at the Sundance Film Festival and also block out at the Cannes Film Festival fun earlier this month . Although Dano and Kazan wrote the adaptation together , they do n’t actually appear in the suffer form , which features veteran thespian Darryl Cox ( RoboCop , JFK , Bottle Rocket ) and Bill Camp ( The Leftovers , Red Sparrow , Molly ’s Game ) .

ForWildlife , Gyllenhaal and Mulligan add together a certain amount of star power , however it ’s Dano ’s ocular language that carries the first prevue . With Kazan at his side , the first - fourth dimension director seems like he ’s intend for a long life history behind the camera , or at least let ’s hope so .