Over at Aint it Cool News this morning I caught this update regarding a trailer for the next Judd Apatow project, a music biopic spoof called Walk Hard. They linked to a direct-download trailer in an AVI format on Film Ick, where the trailer was originally announced. You can go there to get a high quality version of the trailer, but since it looked like nobody had put it up on Youtube I decided to go ahead and do so myself.
Overall this trailer reminds me a lot of Talladega Nights, an Apatow production that I felt never really got as much love as it should have. This time around we have John C. Reilly playing a Johnny Cash-esque singer in what looks to be a direct spoof of both Ray and Walk the Line. Also joining the fray is The Office’s Jenna Fischer, Paul Rudd, and surprisingly enough, The White Stripes Jack White as Elvis.
In the director’s chair is Jake Kasdan, a member of the Apatow posse since Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. He also directed the likable 2002 comedy Orange County.
Overall this film looks like a recipe for success. I especially love the dramatic cinematography and lighting. The film certainly doesn’t look like a comedy at all. This combined with the way everyone seems to be playing their roles straight gives me hope that Walk hard will be a gem this holiday season. I was worried we wouldn’t have any fantastic comedies to look forward to after Superbad, but now I think I can rest easier.