Sony
Pictures Entertainment has released the first trailer for Oscar winning
director Ang Lee's ambitious Iraq war drama, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, starring
newcomer Joe Alwyn as Billy, a young soldier who returns home for a victory
tour after a harrowing battle against Iraqi forces. Through a series of flashbacks, culminating at the
spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film
reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the
war with America’s perceptions.
Based on the
acclaimed bestselling novel by Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn’s
Long Halftime Walk also stars Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund,
Steve Martin, Chris Tucker, Tim Blake Nelson, and Astro.
Always
the visionary, Lee and his cinematographer John Toll filmed Billy Lynn at an
astonishing 120 frames per second, leaving in the dust the standard 24.
Billy
Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk opens in theaters on November 11.
Three-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his
extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,
based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel. The film is told from
the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who,
along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing
Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through
flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving
Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad –
contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions. The film
also stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, with Vin Diesel, and
Steve Martin. Lee used new technology, shooting at an ultra-high frame rate for
the first time in film history, to create an immersive digital experience helping
him dramatize war in a way never seen before.
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