Peacock Trailer Starring Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page
Wondering what Cillian Murphy has been up to lately, aside from starring in a few Christopher Nolan films? Here’s a look at a trailer for an interesting indie thriller starring Murphy that will be released on DVD through Lionsgate next month called Peacock. Murphy plays a bank clerk in a small town named John Skillpa who has a split personality… it just so happens that his other personality is a woman named Emma. When his neighbours accidentally meet Emma one day, they start to ask questions and his life begins to unravel around him.
Although the movie is helmed by first-time director Michael Lander, it has a pretty stellar supporting cast that includes Ellen Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman and Keith Carradine. Clearly Murphy’s performance is the focal point of the film, and looking at some of the scenes in the trailer it’s a bit hard to believe it’s actually him. There’s a mystery here as well, but mostly it seems like a character study of someone losing their grip on reality. And is it just me or did they steal some music from Dexter? Peacock will be released on April 20th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.
Comments (7)
here comes the ellen paige haters… This looks so creepy. i can’t wait to see it. And once again…i love ellen paige.
Posted by Mike on March 24th, 2010While I’m pretty sad this will be DVD only, I am THRILLED that I’ll finally be able to see it!
Posted by Less Lee Moore on March 24th, 2010Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page (one of my favorite actresses).. what more do you want? This looks insane!
Posted by Napalm on March 24th, 2010Weird that it’s direct to DVD. It looks like it has loads of potential.
Posted by bickle66 on March 24th, 2010Great trailer. It didn’t give anything away yet it looked really intriguing and made me want to watch it. Everything a trailer should be.
That should be an Open Forum Friday Sean: What makes a good trailer?
For example The Blind Side, if you have seen that
Posted by Jackson on March 24th, 2010trailer, you have pretty much seen that movie… which sucks. Giving away everything in a trailer completely ruins seeing the film, obiously.
I loved the little Psycho nod there with the mallard/taxidermic bird in that shot of Ellen on the phone.
Posted by Nick Robertson on March 25th, 2010This actually reminds me a lot of Psycho now I think about it… At least they’re paying their credit where credit’s due with that quick reference.
I like the “what makes a good trailer?” idea.
The first trailer for “Repo Men” looked interesting enough and gave just enough insight into the movie that I wanted to see it. The second one gave away a plot point that made me not want to see the movie anymore.
Posted by Less Lee Moore on April 20th, 2010Leave a Reply