The first trailer for Joaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara’s upcoming film “Mary Magdalene” was released Wednesday morning.
The plot of the film, according to the YouTube description, is, “Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world is changing. Mary is searching for a new way of living, and an authenticity that is denied her by the rigid hierarchies of the day. As the notoriety of the group spread and more are drawn to follow Jesus’ inspirational message, Mary’s spiritual journey places her at the heart of a story that will lead to the capital city of Jerusalem, where she must confront the reality of Jesus’ destiny and her own place within it.”
There’s two major things to consider here. First, this movie is obviously going to blow up the box office. It’s going to be a bloodbath against the competition. It might not even be worth releasing any other movies the weekend of March 30 when this hits theaters.
Secondly, I find it very hard to take Joaquin Phoenix seriously in absolutely anything ever since he went off the grid and had that Letterman interview.
I know that whole shtick was supposed to be performance art, but seriously, what was he thinking? It ruined his movies forever for me. Luckily for this movie, I don’t dictate box office success. So, I think it’ll do just fine.