Fox Searchlight has unveiled the incredible red-band trailer forThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the latest film fromIn BrugesandSeven PsychopathsfilmmakerMartin McDonagh. Written and directed by McDonagh, the “darkly comic drama” stars Oscar-winnerFrances McDormandas a woman whose daughter was murdered. After three months pass without the culprit being found, she takes out three billboards leading into town that basically call out the chief of police (played byWoody Harrelson) for not doing his job.
This is an early frontrunner for trailer of the year, and the film looks to be a tremendous showcase for McDormand’s talents. It’sveryNSFW language-wise, but McDonagh’s signature darkly comic energy is felt throughout, and while silly things are happening the story is ultimately tackling something important and serious. As a huge fan of McDonagh’s work I was already looking forward to his next film, but this trailer makesThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouria must-see film of 2017. And that cast!
Check out the red-bandThree Billboardstrailer below. The film also starsSam Rockwell,Abbie Cornish,Lucas Hedges,Želko Ivanek,Caleb Landry Jones,Clarke Peters,Samantha Waving,John Hawkes, andPeter Dinklage.Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriopens in theaters later this year.
Here’s the official synopsis forThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri:
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURIis a darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.
