Bleecker Street has released the first trailer and teaser poster for Brian Banks, a new drama from director Tom Shadyac and starring Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd and Melanie Liburd. Check them out here, along with the official synopsis…
The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.
Brian Banks is set for release in the U.S. on August 9th.