Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Trailer

 

Three weeks out from its theatrical release, a new international trailer for Ang Lee war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk has arrived for your viewing pleasure. Indeed. much has been said about the technical aspects of the November release but given only a select handful of theaters across the globe will be able to show the wartime thriller as it was intended, we can’t help but think that Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk will sink or swim depending on the actual story. Based on Ben Fountain’s best-seller, newcomer Joe Alwyn takes point as Billy Lynn, a haunted young soldier who faces the stressing reality of rehabilitation and PTSD upon returning to home turf.

Assimilating into normal life proves difficult for our protagonist, though, and beyond the eye-popping visuals, Ang Lee’s latest has all the makings of a poignant, melancholic affair. Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin, Chris Tucker, Tim Blake Nelson and Beau Knapp round out the ensemble.

After closing out the New York Film Festival two weeks ago, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is expected to march into theaters on November 11. The real question now is whether Ang Lee’s war opus can compete during awards season.