Charlie Day is set to make his directing debut with the satirical comedy Heaven’s lieAnd, in the new trailer, he plays modern-day Charlie Chaplin who stumbles upon Hollywood success.
Day shows off his physical comedy skills in the film, playing a man who has just been released from a mental health facility despite being unable to speak or even understand what is going on around him. After being discovered by a producer (played by Ray Liotta in one of his last screen performances) as a deadbeat singer for a style actor who won’t leave his trailer, Dai Latte pronto teams up with a struggling publicist (Ken Jeong) who catapults him to overnight stardom.
According to the official plot line, “Their subsequent adventures lead them to cross paths with drunken heroes, unsedated action heroes, unpredictable directors, super-agents, and power-obsessed overlords. Fame and fortune aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, and the two men must find their way.” To get back to the more important things.
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In addition to directing and acting in Heaven’s lieDay also wrote its screenplay. The stacked cast also includes Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Jason Sudeikis, Edie Falco, Jason Bateman, Common, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris, Jimmy Simpson, and John Malkovich.
Heaven’s lie Hits theaters May 12th.
