Ian McKellen and Alfred Enoch in 'The Critic'
The Big Picture The legendary Ian McKellen is back in another suspenseful trailer of The Critic, released on Thursday, July 25, by Greenwich Entertainment, only a few weeks after fans got a glimpse of the upcoming thriller in another trailer. As seen in the latest teaser, McKellen exudes power and influence as the titular character, a theater critic for the Daily Chronicle, who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences.
Directed by Anand Tucker and written by Oscar nominee Patrick Marber , The Critic is an adaptation of Anthony Quinn’s 2015 novel “Curtain Call” and is set in 1934 London. Starring alongside McKellen are Gemma Arterton , Mark Strong , Ben Barnes , Alfred Enoch , Romola Garai and Lesley Manville .
In The Critic, McKellen portrays the city's most feared drama critic, Jimmy Erskine, while co-star Arterton plays Nina Land, the struggling actress hell-bent on winning his approval. And as the synopsis adds, "Adversaries, forced to take desperate measures to save their careers, they become entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, ambition, and deception when Jimmy finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper's new owner, David Brooke .
'The Critic' Is A "Thrilling Venture" Worth Watching While fans count down to The Critic’s theatrical release this Fall, they can expect a "thrilling venture” as described by Collider’s Isabella Soares, who reviewed the film back in September 2023.
The Critic will arrive in theaters on September 13, 2024. Stay tuned to Collider for further information, and in the meantime, watch The Critic’s latest trailer above.
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