Roadside Attractions and Vertical have premiered the trailer for “Birds of Prey” director Cathy Yan’s new dark comedy “The Gallerist” which opens in cinemas on December 4th.
The story is set in the contemporary Miami art world and follows Polina Polinski (Natalie Portman), an ambitious but financially struggling gallery owner desperate to establish herself after a messy divorce.
One day an obnoxious art influencer (Zach Galifianakis) accidentally impales himself on a giant sculpture called ‘The Emasculator,’ created by rising artist Stella Burgess (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
Rather than call the authorities, Polina and her assistant Kiki (Jenna Ortega) decide to pass the corpse off as a provocative work of contemporary art. Things quickly spin out of control.
Also starring are Catherine Zeta-Jones plays as a powerful art dealer and aunt of Ortega’s character, Sterling K. Brown as Polina’s wealthy ex-husband, Daniel Brühl as an aspiring art collector, and Charli XCX as the influencer’s girlfriend.
Yan co-wrote the screenplay with James Pedersen with the film premiering at Sundance earlier this year.
“The Gallerist” opens in cinemas on December 4th.
