Texas resident Sandra Bullock leading a film directed by Texas’ own David Gordon Green? Yep, we’re on board! The political satire OUR BRAND IS CRISIS features Bullock as a political spin doctor tasked with breathing life into the reputation of bland Bolivian presidential candidate played by the great Joaquim de Almeida. Billy Bob Thornton stars as her nemesis, and the supporting cast includes Zoe Kazan, Anthony Mackie, Scoot McNairy and the wonderful Ann Dowd. George Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing. Check out the trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist “Calamity” Jane Bodine (Bullock). In self-imposed retirement following a scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy (Thornton), now coaching the opposition.
But as Candy zeroes in on every vulnerability – both on and off the campaign trail – Jane is plunged into a personal crisis as intense as the one her team exploits nationally to boost their numbers. Dramatic, rapid-fire and laced with satire, “Our Brand is Crisis” reveals the cynical machinations and private battles of world-class political consultants for whom nothing is sacred and winning is all that matters.