Chris Rock and Javier Bardem are going toe-to-toe in the dramatic teaser trailer for their new short film,. Directed by Sally Potter, the 16-minute piece is slated to debut at the Venice Film Festival on Sept.
9. Rock appears with blond hair for the project, which touches on the theme of male anger and was filmed three years ago. He and Bardem play a gala organizer and drummer, respectively, with tensions running high ahead of an event.
After being publicly slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars earlier this year, the thematic elements of carry extra weight. Rock said during a recent comedy performance that he was asked to host next year's Academy Awards after the incident in March, but refused.
He has also declined an offer to host the 2022 Emmy Awards. «Chris joked that returning to the Oscars would be like returning to the scene of the crime and said that it would be similar to asking Nicole Brown Simpson to go back to the Italian restaurant where she left her glasses,» an eyewitness told ET.While he continued to make light of the incident, he did admit that getting hit by Smith hurt a lot more than words do.
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