Jennifer Lawrence’s fans got a closer look at her upcoming drama Causeway when the film’s moving second trailer was released on Thursday.
The trailer delves deeper into the character of the 32-year-old actress, a veteran recovering from a brain injury after returning to New Orleans and forging a friendship with a man (Brian Tyree Henry) who is trying to break away from his recover from their own trauma.
The trailer comes just a day after Lawrence expressed a desire to focus on higher-quality films after a string of critically ridiculed blockbusters including Passengers (2016) and Red Sparrow (2018).
A Closer Look: Jennifer Lawrence struggles as an injured veteran returning to New Orleans while befriending another person affected by the tragedy (Brian Tyree Henry) in the second trailer for Causeway, released Thursday.
The trailer begins with Lawrence’s character Lynsey driving a bus after returning to the Big Easy.
“I never thought I would come back here,” she says, before being shown conversing with James (Henry) on a bench.
‘What, you have no love for this city?’ he asks.
But she clarifies that she’s more scared of going back to her family’s home, where she used to be “the only one who got out” after joining the military.
The trailer begins with Linsey (Lawrence) on a bus back to New Orleans, where she meets a stranger named James (Henry), who strikes up a conversation
Unhappy home: She clarifies that she is afraid to return to her family home, where she was “the only one who got out” after joining the military.
Hoping for more: She was spotted at home having an awkward interaction with her mother (Linda Edmond), who is disappointed that her daughter is now working as a pool cleaner
She’s been spotted at home having an awkward interaction with her mother (Linda Edmond), who is clearly disappointed with her latest job prospects.
‘What are you doing?’ says her mother angrily when Linsey confesses that she works as a pool cleaner.
Back in the scene with James, he advises her to “just drive” when things get “dirty” in her life, although she doesn’t know how to go about it.
The two then go for a walk, which seems to signal their quickly formed friendship.
New Friends: Back in the scene with James, he advises her to “just drive” when things get “dirty” in her life, although she doesn’t know how to go about it. The two then go for a walk, which seems to signal their quickly formed friendship
Missing: She confesses in voiceover that she used to work for the Army Corps of Engineers, but after suffering a brain injury, she must get her doctors’ approval before she can report back
She confesses from the off that she used to work for the Army Corps of Engineers, but after suffering a brain injury, she must get her doctors’ approval before she can report back.
‘You got blown up over there and you want to go back?’ asks a shocked James while her doctor looks at MRI scans of her brain.
But then she inquires about his own tragedies.
“I had an accident … on the dam,” he admits, before the trailer cuts to a small photo of a boy sitting on his steering wheel, suggesting James’ son was a victim of the accident.
Don’t calculate: ‘You got blown up over there and you want to go back?’ asks a shocked James while her doctor looks at MRI scans of her brain
Loss: But then she inquires about his own tragedies. “I had an accident … on the dam,” he admits, before the trailer switches to a small photo of a boy sitting on his steering wheel, who appears to have died in the accident
Even with her new found confessor, Linsey still struggles to find fulfillment in life.
She’s seen lying listlessly in bed before confessing to James that she’s on medication that doesn’t shoot herself in the head.
Lawrence’s character then has a meeting with her doctor, who doesn’t give her the certainty she wants about her chances of getting back into the fight.
“Can you go back? Yes,” he says before continuing. “Should you go back? That’s another question.”
Depression: Even with her new found confessor, Linsey still struggles to find fulfillment in life. She’s seen lying listlessly in bed before confessing to James that she’s on medication that doesn’t shoot herself in the head.
Not what she wants to hear: Lawrence’s character then has a meeting with her doctor, who doesn’t give her the reassurance she wants. “Can you go back? Yes. should you go back It’s another question’
The trailer culminates with scenes of Linsey and James strengthening their bond, including one where she leans in to comfort him with a hug while he gets emotional during a dip in a pool.
Despite the somber tone of everything that has gone before, the trailer ends on a burst of lightness.
“How’s the pool business?” James asks as she drives the two of them.
“It’s had its throat cut,” she says flatly, before revealing she’s only joking.
Causeway, directed by Lila Neugebauer, is currently in limited edition cinemas and available to stream on Apple TV+ starting Friday.
Closer: The trailer culminates in scenes where Linsey and James strengthen their bond, including one where she leans in to comfort him with a hug while he gets emotional during a dip in a pool
Take it easy: Despite the somber tone of everything that preceded it, the trailer ends on a burst of lightness. “How’s the pool business?” She replies, “It’s throat is cut,” before laughing
Out Now Causeway, directed by Lila Neugebauer, is currently in limited release in cinemas and available to stream on Apple TV+ starting Friday