Tommy Lee Jonesis teaming up withJamie Foxxin the courtroom for their new movie together.
On Thursday, Prime Video released the first trailer for its upcoming filmThe Burial, a legal drama-comedy featuring Jones, 76, as a funeral home owner named Jeremiah who enlists Foxx’s attorney Willie E. Gary to win a case against a major corporation.
“When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Foxx) to save his family business,” reads an official synopsis for the movie.
“Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story,” the synopsis adds.
‘The Burial’ poster.AMAZON
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Before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan in July, the two actors talked to PEOPLE on what it was like working together for the movie.
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Jamie Foxx as Willie Gary in ‘The Burial’.Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
“I had a lot of fun working with Jamie,” Jones, 76, told PEOPLE. “He’s fun to be around, and every work day was highly energized. We did a lot of laughing and some pretty good work got done, too.”
“When the artistic stars line up and certain people step into a role, it usually turns out really, really good,” Foxx, 55, added in turn, praising Jones' performance. “He’s so special for the part.”
Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe and Pamela Reed as Annette O’Keefe in ‘The Burial’.Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
The Burialwill make its world premiere on Sept. 11 at theToronto International Film Festival. The film will then release in select theaters Oct. 6 before it begins streaming globally on Prime Video Oct. 13.
source: people.com
