Chris Rock and Christian Bale Find a ‘Dead White Man in a Box’ in David O. Russell’s Starry ‘Amsterdam’ Trailer
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterChris Rock and Christian Bale are facing a sticky situation in the manic first trailer for director David O.
Russell’s star-studded thriller “Amsterdam.”“You have a dead white man in a box,” Rock’s character says. “It’s not even a coffin.
It has no lid.” As he wheels the container away, he laments: “You know who’s going to get in trouble here…”Described as “a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves historical fact with fiction,” the crime epic follows three close friends — two soldiers played by Bale and John David Washington and a nurse portrayed by Margot Robbie — who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. “We formed a pact and we swore to protect each other… no matter what,” Bale’s character narrates in the trailer.
That’s all good and well, until the trio find themselves accused of killing someone… “which is not true,” he confides in compatriots played by Rami Malek and Anya Taylor-Joy.“Amsterdam” opens in theaters on Nov.
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