Official Trailer for Wacky Comedy ‘Coup!’ with Sarsgaard & Magnussen
by Alex Billington
July 9, 2024
Source: YouTube
“You’re blaming everyone but yourself” Greenwich Ent. has revealed the official trailer for a wacky indie film called Coup!, from filmmakers Joseph Schuman & Austin Stark. This originally premiered at last year’s 2023 Venice Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight (Giornate degli Autori) sidebar. Set during the Spanish Flu of 1918, a rebellious servant leads a revolt against his wealthy employer. It’s now ready for an art house release starting in August this summer – it’s opening in less than a month. Isolated on a seaside estate, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). When a plague descends on the island, the wily cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their wealthy employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a dangerous agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon, Skye P. Marshall, Faran Tahir, Kristine Nielsen & Fisher Stevens. This film looks like it starts out interesting, then goes totally off the rails crazy by the end.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Schuman & Stark’s film Coup!, direct from YouTube:
Isolated on a seaside estate during the 1918 Spanish Flu, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). However, when the plague descends upon the island, the wily cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their wealthy employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare in this radical comedy. Coup! is co-written ad co-directed by indie filmmakers Joseph Schuman (his feature directorial debut) & Austin Stark (director of the films The Runner and The God Committee, plus a few shorts). Produced by Amanda Bowers, Molly Conners, Warner Davis, Harris Gurny, Brian Levy, Jane Oster Sinisi. This initially premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last year in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. Greenwich Ent. will release Schuman & Stark’s Coup! in select US theaters starting August 2nd, 2024 this summer. Look any good?
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