'The Kings Of Summer' Teaser: The Comedy Once Called 'Toy's House' Hits May 31

One of the hottest films at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival was a little movie called Toy's House, which got purchased by CBS Films. The distributor has retitled the film to the less confusing The Kings of Summer, and slotted it for release May 31. That's coming up quick, so a teaser trailer is out now too.

The Kings of Summer, written by Chris Galletta and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, is about three friends (Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Aries) who run away from home and build their own house in the woods. Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie and Mary Lynn Rajskub co-star, none of whom show up in the tease you can see below.

Here's the teaser trailer for The Kings of Summer.

That's a tease in the truest sense of the word, but it provides an idea of the chemistry and tone of the film, which is certainly more edgy and awkward than the usual child fare. It's more Superbad than Swiss Family Robinson.

I reviewed the film at Sundance, which you can read here, but here's an excerpt:

Coming of age stories are a dime a dozen. Good ones are one in a million and The Kings of Summer, written by Chris Galletta and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, is definitely the latter. It's the story of Joe Toy (Nick Robinson) who along with his friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and oddball Biaggio (Moises Aries) decide to build their own house in the woods and run away from home. Not a tree house, mind you, a real house with everything except plumbing, electricity and running water.

The true joy in the film, though, comes not just from seeing these kids come into their own, it's with the adult cast, which includes Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Offerman and Mullally in particular are just spectacularly hilarious, which offsets some of the swings and misses on the part of the kids.

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Source: Deadline