Universal Pictures has released the first visually stunning trailer for Welcome to Marwen starring Steve Carell. Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) directs the holiday release which is based on a 2010 documentary directed by Jeff Malmberg.
Universal Pictures also unveiled a poster and new photos from the 2018 drama.
In addition to Oscar nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), the cast includes Leslie Mann (How to Be Single), Diane Kruger (The Bridge), Merritt Wever (The Walking Dead), Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures), Eiza González (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Gwendolyn Christie (Game of Thrones), Leslie Zemeckis (A Christmas Carol), and Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow). Robert Zemeckis wrote the script and produced the film along with Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, and Cherylanne Martin. Jeff Malmberg and Jackie Levine executive produced.
Welcome to Marwen will be released in theaters on November 21, 2018.
The Plot: “This holiday season, Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis — the groundbreaking filmmaker behind Forrest Gump, Flight and Cast Away — directs Steve Carell in the most original movie of the year. Welcome to Marwen tells the miraculous true story of one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows—through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.
In a bold, wondrous and timely film from this revolutionary pioneer of contemporary cinema, Welcome to Marwen shows that when your only weapon is your imagination…you’ll find courage in the most unexpected place.”
