The New Trailer for The Goldfinch Actually Gave Us Goosebumps
The Goldfinch, adapted from Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic, is hitting theaters on September 13.
Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson, and Nicole Kidman are all set to star.
The trailer for the movie was just released on July 24.
If you're a sucker for a book to movie adaptation, the news of The Goldfinch film probably has you completely hyped.
Yes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller by Donna Tartt is finally hitting the big screen at the end of the summer, and we just can't wait. Starring Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson, and Nicole Kidman—who will also be in Greta Gerwig's Little Women in December—the movie is already getting Oscar buzz ahead if its September premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In addition to the release of its latest trailer, here's more information about one of the year's buzziest films.
What is the Goldfinch movie's release date?
The dramatic film adaptation officially premieres on September 13, which isn't too far away.
Is there a Goldfinch trailer?
Yes, and as a matter of fact there are actually two. The latest—which gave us actual goosebumps—is featured above. It shows a few more key scenes that weren't featured in the initial trailer, which was released at the end of May. Watch the first one below:
What's that amazing song in the trailer?
We couldn't help but pick up on the soul-shaking tunes that were playing in the backgrounds of both trailers. In case you're curious, the song featured in the clip just released is The National's 2010 hit “Terrible Love.”
The other song is "Otherside," a 2018 single from indie band Perfume Genius.
Who's in the Goldfinch cast?
Ansel Elgort is playing an adult Theodore Decker; Stranger Things's Finn Wolfhard is playing a young Boris; Sarah Paulson will portray Xandra; and Nicole Kidman will be Mrs. Barbour.
Other cast members include Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Aneurin Barnard, and Oakes Fegley as the young Theodore.
What is the plot of the movie?
Following the same epic tale from Tartt's 800-page novel, the story will follow protagonist Theodore, who at 13 years old witnesses his mother's death in a terrorist bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In the midst of the tragedy, Theo takes Carel Fabritius's 1654 "The Goldfinch" painting from the scene, carrying it with him as he gets older through the often rocky, grand events of his life.
Director John Crowley told Empire that the main change the big screen adaptation is making is the chronology of events, which are extremely detailed and vast in the book. He explained that the decision allowed a better "cinematic storytelling form."
"The past and the present sit on top of each other a lot more than they perhaps do in the book," Crowley said. "That allowed us into a certain kind of visual editorial idea, if that makes sense—you’re intercutting in a way that’s rather exciting.”
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