The Jesus Rolls trailer: Big Lebowski ‘sequel’ sees John Turturro reprise role of bowling enthusiast
The spin-off film will be released later this year
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Your support makes all the difference.The first trailer for the spin-off “sequel” to Coen brothers classic The Big Lebowski has arrived.
John Turturro has brought back his character Jesus Quintana for new comedy The Jesus Rolls, which begins with him getting out of prison after being framed as a paedophile.
The film also stars Audrey Tautou, Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Jon Hamm, Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson and, in what is being described as the film’s zaniest performance, Christopher Walken.
Set to be released later this year, it follows a trio of misfits whose sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story, as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again, even as they inadvertently perform good deeds.
When they make enemies with a gun-toting hairdresser, their journey becomes one of constant escape from the law, from society and from the hairdresser, all while the bonds of their outsider family strengthen.
The Jesus Rolls – inspired by Bertrand Blier’s 1974 French film of the same name – has been approved by Joel and Ethan Coen.
After years of reports about the film, Turturro told The Independent last year that he had completed an edit he’s happy with – and first unveiled the final product at the 2019 Rome Film Festival.
No other Big Lebowski characters are expected to show up in the film, despite Jeff Bridges admitting he’d be up for playing “a little cameo” as The Dude in the future.
The Jesus Rolls will be released in cinemas in the UK on 20 March. It'll be available on demand from 23 March.
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