‘Book Club’ Final Trailer: ‘Fifty Shades’ Reinvigorates Romance

The final trailer’s arrived for the adult comedy, Book Club. The new trailer finds four book club friends getting back into the dating scene after reading the first book in the Fifty Shades of Grey series.

The big name cast is led by Diane Keaton (The Young Pope), Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie), Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown), and Mary Steenburgen (The Last Man on Earth). The cast also includes Craig T. Nelson (Grace and Frankie), Andy Garcia (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again), Don Johnson (Brawl in Cell Block 99), Richard Dreyfuss (Shots Fired), Ed Begley Jr (Future Man), Tommy Dewey (The Mindy Project), and Alicia Silverstone (The Killing of a Sacred Deer). The comedy was directed by Bill Holderman from a script Holderman co-wrote with Erin Simms.

Director Holderman and screenwriter Simms also serve as producers along with Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks. Alan C. Blomquist and B. Ted Deiker are the executive producers.

Paramount Pictures’ Book Club is set to open in theaters on May 18, 2018.

The Plot: Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage. Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings attached. Sharon (Candice Bergen) is still working through a decades-old divorce. Carol’s (Mary Steenburgen) marriage is in a slump after 35 years.

Four lifelong friends’ lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club tackles the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.

Book Club Trailer
Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, and Mary Steenburgen in the film, ‘Book Club,’ by Paramount Pictures.