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The first trailer has been officially revealed for The Roses. The 2025 film is a remake of the 1989 dark comedy The War of the Roses, which chronicled the story of a couple trying to push each other out of the house during a tough divorce battle. The Roses borrows from this same concept, subbing Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner for Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman. The film is directed by Jay Roach, and features a star-studded supporting cast including Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Sunita Mani, and Jamie Demetriou.
Now, Searchlight Pictures has revealed the trailer for The Roses.
The trailer opens with a seemingly sweet moment between leads Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch). Their seemingly perfect family life is disrupted when Theo gets fired from his job, forcing him to shift into a stay-at-home dad lifestyle. While Ivy’s career takes off, Theo becomes jealous, putting a strain on their relationship. Theo makes moves to divorce, and is determined to keep their house, sending the couple into a battle of humorously intense proportions.
What This Means For The Roses
The Film Looks Absurdly Comedic
The Roses trailer shows how much the film will lean into the characters’ intensity to create the comedy. Ivy and Theo will go to great lengths to destroy each others lives. While Theo takes a bath, Ivy puts crabs in the water, forcing him to scramble. In another shot, Theo throws a piece of fruit at his wife, hitting Ivy in the face. While the intentions of these measures are often destructive, the sheer absurdity of what this couple is doing to each other will lead to comedic ends.
While the movie will heavily rely on the performances from leads Colman and Cumberbatch, the trailer also hints at the strength of the supporting cast performances. In an unlikely pair, McKinnon plays Samberg’s wife in the film, and even in her couple of frames in the trailer, it is clear that her role is characteristically eccentric. Janney, whose character comes in to help Ivy win the house in the divorce, also seems to be a potential standout.
Our Take On The Roses Trailer
Cumberbatch And Colman Are A Great Duo
As a big fan of both Cumberbatch and Colman, The Roses trailer is appealing to me. As evidenced through her parts in The Favourite and Wicked Little Letters, Colman can deliver when called upon to act crazy, and she is certainly achieving that request here. Directorially, Roach’s Meet the Parents-infused relationship comedy experience is shining through already in this glimpse at The Roses, giving the film positive prospects.
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Source: Searchlight Pictures