A few days ago Sundance announced that In Bruges will be the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on January 17th. IONCinema (the best place for film festival coverage on the web) has posted the trailer and poster (seen right) for this new hitman action comedy.
Written and directed by first time feature filmmaker and playwright Martin McDonagh (who won an Oscar for his 2005 short film Six Shooter), In Bruges is the darkly comedic tale of the fates of hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson). After a difficult job in London, the team is ordered by their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to cool their heels in Bruges. Very much out of their comfort zones, the men find themselves drawn into increasingly dangerous entanglements with locals, tourists, and a film shoot. Soon, their perspectives on life and death are violently skewed.
It looks like a great film to kick off the festival with. Watch the trailer after the jump (beware of extreme language, I’m guessing that the MPAA didn’t approve this trailer).
In Bruges hits theaters on February 8th, 2008.
November 23rd, 2007 at 7:53 pm
hahaha i didn’t know colin farrel had comedic chops too.
November 23rd, 2007 at 9:31 pm
great acting… Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson, amazing as always… I don’t quite like Collin Farrell in a comic mood… but the movie looks good anyway…
November 24th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
’six shooter’ was a bizarre short. incredibly dark, quirky sense of humor. this should be pretty decent; that older actor in the top picture was actually in ’six shooter’, as well.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:24 am
I LOVE BRUGES!!!! Its so weird seeing all that in a movie.. I miss the hostile there :(
December 9th, 2007 at 5:50 am
I live in bruges and it’s really not all midgets and hookers you know.
it’s pretty fun to live here.
anyways I’m going to go see that movie FOSHO.
February 12th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Bloomin marvelous! Colin, Brendan and Ralph are brilliant in this.
Not the first time for any of them to do comedy - MIGHTY !
Bruges is a very quaint city - grats pubs & tea shoppes…lol