Two brothers go on a quest to find the father they always thought was dead in the first trailer forBastards, arriving in theaters July 30, 2025.Ed Helms(The Hangoverfilms) andOwen Wilson(The Grand Budapest Hotel,Zoolander 2) star in Alcon Entertainment’s comedyBastards, under the direction ofLawrence Sher. The film marks the directorial debut of the veteran cinematographer, who had worked onThe Hangovertrilogy and, most recently,War Dogs, starringMiles TellerandJonah Hill.
HelmsandWilsonplay Peter and Kyle Reynolds, two brothers whose eccentric mother raised them to believe their father had died when they were young. When they discover this to be a lie, they set out to find their real father, learning more about their mother than they probably ever wanted to know. ThisR-rated comedywas originally in development at Paramount Pictures five years ago, before it shifted over toWarner Bros., which debuted this new trailer on YouTube.
Oscar nomineeGlenn Close(Albert Nobbs,Guardians of the Galaxy) stars as the twins' mother, Helen, and Academy Award winnerJ.K. Simmons(Whiplash), and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback-turned-actorTerry Bradshaw(Failure to Launch) join the cast as potential father figures. Rounding out the cast are comedianKatt Williams, Oscar nomineeJune Squibb(Nebraska),Kate Aselton(TV’sThe League), andVing Rhames(theMission Impossiblefilms). The cast is rounded out byRetta,Bill IrwinandRyan Cartwright.
Lawrence Sherdirects from a screenplay byJustin Malen(Bad Teacher 2).Academy AwardnomineesBroderick JohnsonandAndrew A. Kosove(The Blindside) are producing, along with, from the Montecito Picture Company, Academy Award nomineeIvan Reitman, (Up in the Air),Tom Pollock(Draft Day), andAli Bell(Draft Day).Chris FentonandChris Cowlesare executive producing.Sher’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photographyJohn Lindley(St. Vincent) and production designerStephen H. Carter(art director onBirdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
Scheduled for release on June 15, 2025, the film is an Alcon Entertainment presentation and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company. The movie will go up againstResident Evil: The Final Chapter,A Dog’s PurposeandThe Lakein its January release date. This film has been rated R for language and sexual references throughout. Along with the first trailer, we have new photos withBastardsstarsOwen Wilson,Ed Helms,J.K. SimmonsandTerry Bradshaw.
