A hit at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Sorry To Bother You is a science fiction comedy, headlined by Lakeith Stanfield.
He plays Cassius, a telemarketer, and alongside him in the cast are Tessa Thompson, Danny Glover, Armie Jammer and Terry Crews. You get some bonus voice work from Steve Buscemi and David Cross, too.
Boots Riley has directed this one, and a new red band trailer for the movie has landed. It looks like this, too…
The synopsis for the movie, meanwhile, reads as follows…
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Patton Oswalt, Steven Yeun, Terry Crews, David Cross, Danny Glover, Omari Hardwick, Marcella Bragio,Tom Woodruff Jr., Kate Berlant, Jermaine Fowler, Robert Longstreet, Teresa Navarro
The film is getting a limited cinema release in the US this July, courtesy of Annapurna Pictures. We’ll keep you posted as we hear of a UK bow.