Zach GalifianakisandElizabeth Banksare burstingThe Beanie Bubble.
The Kristin Gore– and Damian Kulash Jr.–directed film released a firsttrailerThursday, offering glimpses of the popular stuffed animals — and the behind-the-scenes drama that fueled their creation.
“Why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold?” reads an official synopsis. “Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy craze in history.”
The Beanie Bubble, it continues, “is an inventive story about what and who we value, and the unsung heroes whose names didn’t appear on the heart-shaped tag.”
Banks, meanwhile, plays his business partner Robbie. As the new trailer suggests, their relationship became a rocky one as the toys shot from unlikely vision to worldwide craze.
Sarah Snook(Succession) costars as Warner’s wife Sheila, while Geraldine Viswanathan (Blockers,Miracle Workers) plays Ty Inc. employee Maya.
In 2014, after he had found success as a hotel mogul, Warner wassentencedto two years of probation for failing to report millions in income and evading taxes with secret financial accounts abroad.
InThe Beanie Bubble’s trailer, Galifianakis’ Warner asks, “Do you know what the greatest thing about America is? You can make things happen here like nowhere else. You have the power to create your own future. You can be anything! You can do anything!”
He’s also seen telling Banks’s character, “This has always been my company.” To which she responds, “A company we created together!”
Gore, who in addition to co-directingThe Beanie Bubblewrote its screenplay, is the daughter of U.S. Vice President Al Gore. She’s been married to Kulash, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the bandOK Go, since 2016.
source: people.com
