Universal Pictures has premiered the first trailer for the Judd Apatow-directed comedy “The King of Staten Island” which was co-written by Apatow, Davie Sirus and the film’s star Pete Davidson based in part on Davidson’s life.
Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach.
As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley).
But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray (Bill Burr), it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life. Steve Buscemi and Pamela Adlon co-star.
“The King of Staten Island” is set to hit digital platforms and VOD on June 12th.
