Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern Are Anguished Parents to a Troubled Teen in New Trailer for ‘The Son’ (Video)
thewrap.comA new trailer for “The Son” – the follow-up to Florian Zeller’s Oscar-winning drama “The Father” – has arrived, and by the looks of it, the new feature is poised to be just as devastating.
From Falco Ink and Sony Pictures Classics, the prequel stars Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern as divorced parents to Nicholas (newcomer Zen McGrath).
Once a relatively happy kid, Nicholas is now angry, closed off and has been missing from school for months. Upon discovering this, Kate (Dern) goes to Peter (Jackman) for help, upending the balance of his life with his new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby), infant son and demanding job.
At the top of the video, Kate delivers the news to Peter while Beth stands awkwardly in the background. In a surprising move, Nicholas asks to move in with Peter after he attempts to reconnect with him, leaving Kate feeling like a failure.
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