When we posted a new poster for Foxcatcher a couple of days ago we noted that the focus seemed to have shifted from Steve Carell – who was the headliner when the film was first announced – to man of the moment Channing Tatum.
That’s just of true of this new teaser trailer, which pretty much suggest it’s all about Channing.
While Carell may be annoyed at being sidelined, he can console himself that following the ecstatic reception the movie received at Cannes, many were already prepared to hand him the Best Actor Oscar, and he remains the current frontrunner.
The film is based on the true tale of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), who was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic friend Jon Du Pont (Carell) in 1996. Du Pont was an heir to the Du Pont chemical company, who teamed up with Daves brother Mark (Tatum) to build a wrestling training facility known as Team Foxcatcher on his sprawling Pennsylvania estate. The Schultzes tried to get Du Pont help for years before the murder.
Bennett Miller (Capote) directs from a screenplay by Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye. Its out in the US on December 20th, with a mid-January UK date set.