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If you were a fan of Florian Zeller's Oscar-winning movie The Father, you will not want to miss his second film, The Son.
Starring Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, and Zen McGrath, The Son is an adaptation of Zeller's 2018 stage play, Le Fils, and tells the story of 17-year-old Nicholas, whose mental-health struggles turn his own and his family's fractured lives, upside down.
The Son also marks the second collaboration of Sir Anthony Hopkins and Zeller after 2020's The Father, with Hopkins reprising his Oscar-winning role as Anthony Miller.
The movie has premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival, but when will audiences get the chance to catch Zeller's highly anticipated movie?
Newsweek has everything you need to know about The Son, so you do not miss a thing.
When Is 'The Son' Out?
The good news is, there is not too much longer to wait until The Son hits theaters.
The Son will be released in the U.S. on Friday, November 11, and at a later date in the U.K. and Europe.
At the moment, there is no news on whether The Son is heading to a streaming platform anytime soon, but Newsweek has contacted production company See-Saw Films for comment.
In the meantime, you can watch The Father now on Prime Video.
What Is 'The Son' About?
The Son tells the story of the dysfunctional Miller family and the mental-health struggles of their 17-year-old son, Nicholas Miller (played by Zen McGrath).
Nicholas's parents Peter (Hugh Jackman) and Kate Miller (Laura Dern) have been divorced for several years, and their separation, amongst other things, has taken a serious toll on Nicholas' mental health. He is worryingly depressed and feels like he does not belong, helpless that no one understands the "pain" he feels, "all of the time."
Skipping school and feeling unable to live at home with his mother Kate, Nicholas moves in with his father and his new partner, Beth (Vanessa Kirby), his new stepmother, who just gave birth to his stepbrother, Theo.
Juggling with his own career and family, Peter tries his best to look after his son, whilst trying to fight his tendency to turn into his own father.
As Nicholas' mental state deteriorates, The Son brings to the surface issues of intergenerational trauma and how love is sometimes, not enough.
Who Stars in 'The Son'?
Hugh Jackman, 53, leads the cast of The Son as a high-flying attorney, Peter Miller.
Jackman is well known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, Frank in Bad Education, and P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman.
Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern, 55, stars as Peter's ex-wife and Nicholas's mother, Kate. Her credits include Marriage Story, Big Little Lies, and Jurassic Park.
Vanessa Kirby, 34, plays the role of Beth, Peter's younger wife in The Son. She is best known for portraying Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown and Martha Weiss in Pieces of a Woman, receiving an Oscar nomination for her performance.
Newcomer, Zen McGrath, 20, plays troubled 17-year-old Nicholas, while George Cobell plays the younger Nicholas in several flashback scenes.
Multi-award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, 84, reprises his role as Anthony Miller from The Father,and Holby City's Hugh Quarshie, 67, stars as Nicholas's doctor.
Is There a Trailer for 'The Son'?
Yes, there is a gripping trailer for The Son, introducing audiences to the Miller family.
Set to the movie's score by Hans Zimmer, the trailer for The Son begins with Dern's Kate showing up out of the blue at Peter's home, concerned about their son. She is later heard telling her ex-husband that their son is "different" from the other kids at school.
Kirby's Beth is also heard shouting that Nicholas has a "disturbing" look in his eye, before Jackman's Peter is heard screaming at his son.
The trailer comes to an end with Peter's co-worker asking if things are OK at home, to which he replies, "Yes, fine."
If only Peter was able to accept what was spiraling out of control behind closed doors.
The Son is coming to U.S. theaters on Friday, November 11.
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