The first trailer for Meryl Streep’s latest blend of warbling and performing – Ricki And The Flash – appeared just last month. Here comes the new one, which delivers a very similar feel with a few new snippets here and there.
Jonathan Demme is behind the camera for this one, directing a Diablo Cody script about a rocker who essentially gave up everything for her chance at musical stardom. She’s used to being on tour, but when her long-suffering ex-husband Pete (Kevin Kline) calls to say their daughter Julie (Streep’s real-life spawn Mamie Gummer) has been jilted by her husband-to-be, she’s forced to confront the realities of the family she left behind. Naturally, there’s a little rebonding to be done, especially given that Julie isn’t the only one with matrimony on the mind – son Joshua (Sebastian Stan) is ready to elope with his girlfriend to avoid having his absent mother involved.
The film, which Cody based on her mother-in-law, a former New Jersey bar band lead singer, looks like it could be fun provided the treacle is kept in check. With Audra McDonald, Ben Platt and Rick Springfield also in the cast, Ricki And The Flash arrives in the UK on August 7. Exactly how it fits into the DC film universe given the presence of The Flash remains to be seen.