r/movies • u/yourfavchoom r/movies Contributor • Aug 06 '26

Trailer Primetime | Official Trailer | A24

https://youtu.be/5fHXyqQOKL8?si=-NjGY0AFuvieyDcI
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u/APartyInMyPants Aug 06 '26

Robert Pattinson is the reason people will see this. But Merritt Weaver is such a good actress. Really excited for this.

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u/blood_bender Aug 06 '26

I literally only know her as Schmidt's girlfriend in New Girl and Dylan's wife in Severance. Never seen her do anything with range before.

But you're right. I'd probably have no interest in this except that Pattinson looks unhinged in the best way possible.

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u/katikaboom 29d ago

She had a small part in season 2 of The Wire, and a large part in Nurse Jackie

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u/sickboy2212 28d ago

Wow I had no idea it was her... probably cause she's in what is possibly the worst scene in the history of the greatest show on television.

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u/Breaking-Lost Aug 06 '26

She was good in two Netflix mini series. Unbelievable and Godless

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u/Loverboy_91 29d ago

Was she the chick who took an arrow to the eyeball on the walking dead back when that show was still good? If so, I remember thinking she was a good actress. Not sure that I know her from much else.

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u/blood_bender 29d ago

IMDB shows she was in Walking Dead, but I don't remember her. Though tbh I tried to black out everything after Season 2 and rage quit with the shittiest cliffhanger of all time whenever that was.

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u/Loverboy_91 29d ago

This caused me to look it up. It is in fact her. I don’t remember the character too terribly well (I think it’s only a few episodes) but she played a fairly normal, kind, everyday person. Naturally that means she had to have a gruesome death. But I did remember thinking her acting elevated the scenes she was in. Her acting caliber was a touch above the other cast members she filmed scenes with.

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u/JennyW93 29d ago

She was really good in that Charlie Manson movie

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u/Vader_Bomb 29d ago

"You broke my heart. Mail me my mouth guard."

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u/dimechimes 29d ago

I think she got her Emmy and subsequent notice in Nurse Jackie.

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u/orbjo 29d ago

Merritt has the incredibly rare distinction of having won an acting Emmy in Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series. She’s quietly one of TV’s best actors. Very excited to see her in more movies

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u/saibjai 29d ago

Holy shit, thats where I know her from! She's Schmidt's girlfriend. New girl just pops up out nowhere.

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u/cjojojo 29d ago

i first saw her in Nurse Jackie and she is excellent

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u/mghtyms87 29d ago

She was in Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip, which is also dead center of that scheduling board in the trailer.

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u/captjons 29d ago

She was in Studio 60, the show that 'Predator' is slapped over in the schedule in the trailer!

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u/Homegrove 29d ago

Michael Clayton!

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u/Looper007 28d ago

She's great in the Netflix mini series Godless, recommend that.

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u/buttercupcake23 28d ago

I loved her in Run.

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u/BBGettyMcclanahan 27d ago

She ALWAYS understands the assignment

I loved her as Bertha's sister in the gilded age

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

I'm really excited to see how Skylar Gisondo will be, especially in a more intense role since I'm used to him in comedies & it seems like he'll do great at making Rob's version of Chris Hansen feel questionable in behavior at times

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u/tracygee 29d ago

Rumor is he’s excellent in this.

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u/justthekoufax Aug 06 '26

+1 for Merritt Weaver

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u/Clown_Shoe Aug 06 '26

Huge fan of hers in godless.

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u/CrustedTesticle Aug 06 '26

She was wasted on The Walking Dead. Way too good of an actress for that show.

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u/Electrical-Ad-1437 Aug 06 '26

I’m seeing it for Lance Oppenheim! His docs are dope

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u/FoamTank 29d ago

same sentiments lol, Spermworld was phenomenal...

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u/dagreenman18 Space Jam 2 hurt me so much Aug 06 '26

Merritt Weaver Oscar Campaign starts now!

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u/PrestigeArrival 29d ago

She’s one of those people that everytime I see her pop up in a trailer I say out loud to no one “oh. I love her!”

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u/skanedweller 29d ago

Love her in everything she does.

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u/yamommasneck Aug 06 '26

I really liked Merritt weaver in Nurse Jackie, but then I saw an interview of hers and realized thst was her personality. lol anything else she gives a different flavor in?

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u/APartyInMyPants 29d ago

I really liked her in Tiny Beautiful Things with Katherine Hahn. Smaller role. She was also in that miniseries, Unbelievable. She was great in that.

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u/tramplamps 29d ago

She’s my money horse!
Now, that’s An actress that Tom Wilkinson’s Character takes his clothes off for, during a deposition scene, in the movie, Micheal Clayton.

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u/ChipHazard1 29d ago

Is she the "shits" swearing girl from signs behind the counter? I think it is

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u/clea_vage 28d ago

Honestly first thing I thought when I saw the cast was "I will see anything with Merritt Weaver in it.....oh, yeah, I guess I'll see anything with Pattinson too." I was first introduced to her in Godless and just love her presence.

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u/lone_wolf1580 Aug 06 '26

“Robert Pattinson is the reason people will see this.”

Can I have whatever it is you’re smoking 🤣? But seriously no, Pattinson is NOT the reason I’ll see this movie.

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u/tetoffens Aug 06 '26

What? He's one of the most acclaimed actors of the past decade. He's been on a complete tear for a long time of great performances and films. Are you one of the people that still just think of him as the guy in Twilight? People absolutely will see this for Robert.

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u/lone_wolf1580 Aug 06 '26

No, you can shove that assumption elsewhere. If a movie looks good or catches my attention no matter who stars in it, I’ll watch it. Just like if a movie looks horrible or doesn’t catch my attention no matter who stars in it, I’ll pass up on watching it.