MGM finally released the official Cyrano trailer for the upcoming musical adaptation of the classic French drama Edmond Rostand, starring Emmy winner Peter Dinklage. The film has it’s world premiere in September at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. It is now scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on Friday, December 31st.
The video, which you can watch below, shows Dinklage as the titular lovesick poet who is found trapped in an unlikely love triangle because of his feelings for his best friend, Roxanne. However, the only way for him to express his secret love for the woman of his dreams is by writing poems for his new friend, who is also in love with Roxanne.
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Cyrano directed by Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) from a screen written by veteran theater actress and Dinklage’s wife Erica Schmidt. The film stars Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Haley Bennett (The Devil of All Time), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Long Remember), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), and Bashir Salahuddin (A Simple Favor).
“Award -winning director Joe Wright toured theaters in a symphony of emotions with Cyrano’s music, romance, and beauty, also imagining the endless story of a sad love triangle , “reads the official synopsis. “A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac was dazzled when there was a violent play on the word in a verbal joust or with a sharp sword in the duel. However, he was convinced that his appearance made him unworthy of love of a devoted friend, the bright Roxanne, Cyrano has not yet declared how he feels for her – and Roxanne is in love, at first sight, with Christian. “
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Cyrano It is also based on Schmidt’s 2018 stage music stage of the same name, which also featured Dinklage and Bennett in the lead roles. The film adaptation features songs from The Nationals ’Aaron and Bryce Dessner, with lyrics from Matt Berninger and Carin Besser.