David Mamet returns with Henry Johnson - trailer enthusiastic!
David Mamet returns with Henry Johnson - trailer enthusiastic!
Henry Johnson: First trailer published
After a long phase of more than ten years without a film director, the renowned writer and director David Mamet celebrates his comeback with his new work Henry Johnson . This project is based on Mamet's play of the same name from 2023 and is described as an intensive prison drama. The recently published first trailer already conveys the dark and tension -charged atmosphere of the film.
In the central roles you can see, among other things, Shia Labeouf , who plays the mysterious prisoner gene, as well as evanity , chris bauer and dominic Hoffman . The trailer indicates a chamber game that is located in a morally complex environment. The story follows the title character Henry Johnson, which is embodied by evanity , and illuminates the challenges and the ethical dilemma that this figure learns through a draconian judicial system during its trip.
David Mamet, who has become known through works such as Glengarry Glen Ross and Wag the Dog , not only directs the dirty, but also the screenplay guide. In his previous work, Mamet has repeatedly put social issues in the foreground. His last film, Phil Spector , was produced for US television in 2013. The return of Mamet to the cinema therefore arouses high expectations, especially with regard to the characteristic linguistic precision and the profound dialogues for which his works are known.
is produced Henry Johnson by Evan Jonkeit and lije sarki , with eminent personalities such as Marcel Bonn-Miller and Sheldon Stone acting. In view of Mamet's call as a provocative storyteller, the anticipation for the work is particularly great, since it promises psychologically charged drama with strong dialogue material and complex characters.
The film will start on May 9, 2025 in the USA's cinemas. Details of a possible German theatrical release are still pending. In view of the previous successes and expectations of mamets new work, Henry Johnson could become one of the most important cinema starts.