HomeArts & LifestyleViggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali buddy up for Green Book trailer

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali buddy up for Green Book trailer

The first trailer has arrived for Green Book, which is due to arrive in UK and Irish cinemas soon.

Set in America in 1962, Green Book stars Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip and Mahershala Ali as pianist, Don Shirley. Take a look at the trailer below:

Green Book tells the heart-warming true story of Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a working-class Italian-American bouncer who takes on a job as a chauffeur for Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a highly-educated African-American classical pianist. The mismatched pair embark on a two-month tour of concert venues in the racially charged deep south and discover theyā€™re on the road to a meaningful and unique friendship.

The film is directed by Peter Farrelly and written by Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga. It is produced by Jim Burke, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Kwame L Parker, Nick Vallelonga and Charles B. Wessler.

The cast also includes Linda Cardellini (Bloodline).

Green Book will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11th September 2018.

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