Bill-Murray-and-Jaeden-Lieberher-in-St.-VincentBill Murray’s leading roles are few and far between. The actor makes time for appearances every now and then – most recently in Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and George Clooney’s The Monuments Men – but it’s not often he’s the man of the hour. This year, though, he’ll be front and centre in St. Vincent, the anticipated comedy from debut director Theodore Melfi.

The Weinstein Company is releasing the film towards the end of the year, suggesting the possibility of an awards campaign, and now the studio has released the first trailer online.

Maggie and her adopted 12-year-old son, Oliver, move next door to war veteran Vincent, but when Oliver gets locked out after school one day, Vincent allows him to stay at his house until his mom gets home. Because he has bills up to the ceiling and is desperate for cash, he tells Maggie he’ll babysit Oliver every day after school. Vincent then introduces Oliver to his lifestyle, including gambling, drinking, and his relationship with a Russian prostitute.

Newcomer Jaeden Lieberher stars opposite Murray, with support from Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Naomi Watts, Terrence Howard, Nate Corddry, and Scott Adsit.

Melfi is directing from his own script, marking his feature-length debut as both writer and director.

St. Vincent will be released in the US on October 24th, and is currently without a UK release date, but here’s to hoping that that changes soon. In the meantime, here’s the first trailer. Enjoy.

 

Source: via Yahoo Movies.