The excellent first trailer and poster debuted back in March, and now another great new clip has made its way online through the film’s YouTube channel, giving us a look at its brilliant premise and introducing three of the main players.
“From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine – When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes hes solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you.”
Aubrey Plaza is front and centre, with Mark Duplass starring as the mysterious Kenneth, alongside Jake M. Johnson (New Girl), Karan Soni, Mary Lynn Rajskub (24), and Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm).
The film received brilliant reviews out of Sundance at the start of the year, so I made sure I was first in line to see it when the festival came to London in April, and you can read our five-star review of the film here to see why it’s essential viewing.
Colin Trevorrow makes a fantastic feature directorial debut here, with Derek Connolly making an equally impressive debut penning the script. If you’ve missed any of our coverage for the film so far, I’d recommend catching up on it here.
As of yet, there’s still no word on if/when we can look forward to it here in the UK, so it’s possible we may have to wait for it to be released on DVD/Blu-ray – but trust me when I say it will be well worth the wait. (And I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for a theatrical release.)
Safety Not Guaranteed will be released in the US on 8th June with a limited release in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland, before expanding over the next few weeks to open in dozens of cities across the country – if you live in the States, you can click here to find your nearest theatre playing it.
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It is frustrating that this film isn’t going to make it to UK theatres…. It’s short sighted! I managed to catch it again on a flight (Emirates) and reminded of its genius.
I definitely know what you mean. I would have loved to have seen it get a UK release after catching it at Sundance London back in April.
I’m hoping that, at the very least, we’ll get it on DVD and Blu-ray later this year.
I really wish more distributors here would be willing to bring films like this to our theatres. I know they’re a bit of a gamble, but having seen how well it did in the US, and how well it was received before its release at Sundance and Sundance London, it would have been a smart move to pick it up to release on our shores, too!
A totally genius film. (I’m pretty jealous you got to see it again recently.)