Today sees the release of the trailer for one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final performances in the film God’s Pocket. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year just weeks before his tragic death. Our own Christopher Runyon listed the film in the list of his 20 Most Anticipated Films from Sundance.
Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Dexter, the film revolves around Hoffman’s character, a man living and working in the fictional small town of God’s Pocket who tries to cover up his step-son’s accidental death.
The cast for this film is one stellar roundup, and I have no doubt that Hoffman will deliver a terrific performance. The tragedy is that he is not here any longer for us to tell him. John Slattery certainly has some directing chops, directing some of the finest episodes of Mad Men. He looks to be delivering some real solid work here as well, and I am looking forward to seeing how he paints on the canvas of a feature film.
The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan and Caleb Landry Jones. John Slattery directs from a script co-written with Alex Metcalf. The film will be released by IFC Films in limited release on May 9th.
Source: JoBlo Movie Trailers
