Age of The Nerd
With the overload of competition during last years awards season, Foxcatcher’s release date was pushed back until November 14, 2014. This is the first official clip for director Bennett Miller’s (Copote, Moneyball) new film, and it shows the awkward and creepiness of Steve Carrell’s take on John du Pont and his relationship with the wrestling family of Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo).
Here’s the official plot synopsis for Foxcatcher.
“FOXCATCHER, a psychological drama directed by Academy Award® nominee Bennett Miller (MONEYBALL) and starring Golden Globe® winner Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Academy Award®nominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller, will have its World Premiere on Friday, November 8 as the Opening Weekend Gala. The film was written by E. Max Frye and Academy Award® nominee Dan Futterman. FOXCATCHER tells the story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins “coaching” a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a self-destructive spiral. Based on actual events, FOXCATCHER is a gripping and profoundly American story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for love and redemption on a desperate obsession for greatness that was to end in tragedy”.
Enjoy the clip below, it’s creepy.
Foxcatcher opens in theaters November 14, 2014.
