Already causing a stir in the movie world, the recently released trailer for Hesher had popped up on dozens and dozens of film related websites (including Good Film Guide; as it was published here), and actor-related fan sites, before both the writer/director Spencer Susser (I Love Sarah Jane), and the film’s cast, spoke out about its illegitimacy.
Hesher is an indie drama following a young boy and his father (played by Rubber’s Devin Brochu, and Juno’s Rainn Wilson respectively), as they try to overcome the grief they feel as a result of the death of the boy’s mother, whilst an uninvited guest; Hesher (portrayed by Inception’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt); starts living in their garage, and both mentoring, and tormenting, the young boy.
Yet despite the seeming popularity of the recently released trailer, it now appears it is not an official trailer; as speaking to GordonTheWhale via email, Susser stated that the trailer is both “far from official”, and has been “cut for foreign, often non-english-speaking, markets”, and unfortunately “doesn’t accurately present the tone of the film”; something headliner Joseph Gordon-Levitt expanded upon by stating via his Twitter feed that the “hi-jacked ‘trailer’ totally misrepresents the movie.”
Susser also stated that he is “happy to see that people online like the trailer, and are interested in Hesher”, before confirming they can expect the official trailer (which he feels “will communicate the film’s intent more clearly”) “very soon”; before Hesher is gets its U.S. release this coming April (despite being nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Hesher still doesn’t have a scheduled U.K. release date).
If you are interested in seeing an official clip from the film, check out Hesher’s official site, here: http://www.hesherthemovie.com/
