In the prestige TV realm, there are few creators who seem better suited to making movies than Noah Hawley. With the one-two punch of Fargo and Legion on FX, Hawley quickly established himself as a writer/director worth buzzing over, capable of doing remarkable things with familiar material. Fargo was initially thought to be an unnecessary continuation of Joel and Ethan Coen's 1996 film, only for Hawley to create three terrific seasons of dark, gripping, and wickedly enigmatic television. Legion was just another X-Men show, but Hawley turned it all into a strangely surreal roller-coaster (mileage will vary on this one- I couldn't get into it). With all that success at the highest levels of television, it seemed like a lateral move to big-budget cinema was inevitable for the filmmaker.
Enter Lucy in the Sky, Hawley's first feature. To tell the story of Lucy Cola, he's assembled a top-notch cast, including Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, and more. And even though the film doesn't have a release date yet, Fox Searchlight finally released the first trailer this morning. Watch it below!
I mean, who could watch this trailer and not want to see the full movie? The logline for Lucy in the Sky is already pretty vivid, but it's exciting that Hawley appears to be dipping his toes into territory that feels decidedly Kubrickian and Lynchian in nature, just to throw out a few easy comparisons. Space travel is a massive endeavor with the potential to deeply change a person, and it'll be fun to see the filmmaker explore how that all manifests in surreal, nightmarish ways. With that concept and that cast, I'm obviously all in. This is my jam right here.
But on a surface level, there are two things that concern me a bit. First, Portman's Southern accent, which I'll probably get accustomed to pretty quickly in the context of the film. Portman is one of the greatest actresses alive, and she did a spot-on impression of Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larrain's 2016 film, but something about this particular accent strikes me as odd. Second, I'm not sure how to feel about the aspect ratio changes. With the teaser for Ari Aster's Midsommar, we've already seen that filmmakers are ready to play tricks with the frame in 2019. But something about Hawley's choice here strikes me as a bit too on the nose- the condensing of space to reflect a trapped mind. Then again, it's simply too early to tell. When all is said and done, Lucy in the Sky looks terrific, and I can't wait to see everything Hawley has cooked up.
Lucy in the Sky will arrive in theaters in 2019.
Enter Lucy in the Sky, Hawley's first feature. To tell the story of Lucy Cola, he's assembled a top-notch cast, including Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, and more. And even though the film doesn't have a release date yet, Fox Searchlight finally released the first trailer this morning. Watch it below!
I mean, who could watch this trailer and not want to see the full movie? The logline for Lucy in the Sky is already pretty vivid, but it's exciting that Hawley appears to be dipping his toes into territory that feels decidedly Kubrickian and Lynchian in nature, just to throw out a few easy comparisons. Space travel is a massive endeavor with the potential to deeply change a person, and it'll be fun to see the filmmaker explore how that all manifests in surreal, nightmarish ways. With that concept and that cast, I'm obviously all in. This is my jam right here.
But on a surface level, there are two things that concern me a bit. First, Portman's Southern accent, which I'll probably get accustomed to pretty quickly in the context of the film. Portman is one of the greatest actresses alive, and she did a spot-on impression of Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larrain's 2016 film, but something about this particular accent strikes me as odd. Second, I'm not sure how to feel about the aspect ratio changes. With the teaser for Ari Aster's Midsommar, we've already seen that filmmakers are ready to play tricks with the frame in 2019. But something about Hawley's choice here strikes me as a bit too on the nose- the condensing of space to reflect a trapped mind. Then again, it's simply too early to tell. When all is said and done, Lucy in the Sky looks terrific, and I can't wait to see everything Hawley has cooked up.
Lucy in the Sky will arrive in theaters in 2019.
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