‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg Leads Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon Bombing Drama
If you likedDeepwater Horizonlast weekend, perhaps you’ll want to catchPeter Berg’sothernew movie based on a real-life tragedy and starringMark Wahlbergas a down-to-earth hero when it opens later this year.
Patriots Daycenters on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed several people and injured hundreds more. Walhberg plays police sergeant Tommy Saunders, who’s present at the scene and in the days that follow, gets involved in the manhunt for the perpetrators.J.K. Simmons,John Goodman,Kevin Bacon, andMichelle Monaghanalso star. Watch thePatriots Daytrailer below.
Patriots Day Teaser Trailer
The first teaser trailer forPatriots Dayfeatures a slowed-down version of “America the Beautiful,” which is exactly what you’d expect from a trailer for a movie about an American tragedy. But the actual film should feature some interesting original music.Atticus RossandTrent Reznorare joining forces on the score, after previously teaming up for the climate change docBefore the Floodand David Fincher’sThe Social Network,The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, andGone Girl.
Patriots DayopensDecember 21.
In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and celebrates the strength of the people of Boston.
