Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 lockdown, the official trailer for Doug liman‘s romantic comedy-heist film titled Lockdown has been unveiled by HBO.
It stars Oscar-winner, Anne Hathaway, 38, alongside British-Nigerian actor and filmmaker Chiwetel Ejiofor, 43.
They play Linda and Paxton, a couple on the verge of separating who continue to live together because of the coronavirus pandemic and have no choice but to take a new turn.
The new film was shot in London between September and October 2020 and is set to hit HBO Max on January 14.
Other actors in the film are Stephen Merchant, Mindy Kaling, Lucy Boynton, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon, with Ben Stiller and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.
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Speaking on her character as “Linda” Hathaway explained: “The film is partially about how the chaos of lockdown allows her to release that tension, let go of whatever BS was getting her through the day and how she gets all the way honest about what authenticity and freedom mean to her. She is messy and a little nuts and I liked that.”
On the fear of testing positive to COVID-19 while on set, she said: “I was scary taking my mask off every day, and so I really appreciated how committed the crew was to keeping their masks on — even when we were shooting in hot rooms and they were carrying heavy camera and lighting equipment they were always, always masked. Their professionalism helped keep me safe, and I was and am incredibly grateful to them.”
Watch the trailer below.