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"May December" First Look Unveiled


Wed 27 Sep 2023 | 01:03 PM
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The teaser trailer for Hollywood stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore's latest movie “May December” has been unveiled.

Directed by filmmaker Todd Haynes, the movie first premiered back in May and is set for a limited theatrical release before hitting Netflix. It is based loosely on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an American teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. 

“May December” follows Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) who is tasked with portraying Letourneau stand-in Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore) on screen.

Elizabeth gets the chance to spend time with Gracie to better research her role, and delves into her convoluted family ties, a family that consists of Gracie, her young husband Joe Yoo (Charles Melton) and the baby they conceived when was Joe was only 13 years old and Gracie gave birth to behind bars.

“May December” was written by screenwriter Samy Burch and also stars D.W. Moffett, Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung, Cory Michael Smith, and Lawrence Arancio. 

“May December” received its world premiere at Cannes and is set to open at the 2023 New York Film Festival in late September before getting its limited theatrical release on November 17 and then heading to Netflix on December 1.