A new red-band trailer has arrived for the upcoming summer comedy The
The film stars comedy titans Will Ferrell (Step Brothers, Anchorman 2) and Amy Poehler (Sisters, Parks and Recreation) as a married couple who are hopeful that their daughter (Ryan Simpkins – Revolutionary Road) will get into the university she desperately wants to attend. However, once she is accepted the reality hits that they cannot afford to send her to such a prestigious (and expensive) school and don’t have the courage to tell her the truth.
So, with the help of their friend and neighbour (Jason Mantzoukas – The Night Before), they start their own underground casino to raise the money needed – with a little help from under-age DJs, MMA fighting, strip clubs, flamethrowers and exacting revenge of card cheaters. Everything you could want from a night at the movies really.
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The House is the directorial debut of writer Andrew Jay Cohen (Bad Neighbours) and looks like it could be the comedy blockbuster of the summer. The film marks a reunion for Ferrell and Poehler after their Saturday Night Live days, as well as appearing together in Anchorman 2 and 2007’s Olympic ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory which co-starred Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Jenna Fischer (The Office) and Will Arnett (The Lego Batman Movie).
Nick Kroll (Loving), Alison Tolman (The Gift), Michaela Watkins (In A World…) and Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, Arrival) co-star.
Here’s the official synopsis:
After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in his house.
The House opens on June 30th in UK cinemas.