Colin Farrell Spirals in Trailer for Netflix’s Psychological Thriller BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
Netflix has released the first trailer for Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player, a psychological thriller led by Colin Farrell.
The film follows Farrell as Lord Doyle, “a man who spends all day and night on the casino floors of Macau. As he struggles to keep up with his debts, Fala Chen’s Dao Ming, a casino employee, surfaces to save him.
“Meanwhile, Tilda Swinton plays a private investigator named Cynthia Blithe who is hot on his trail and ready to confront him about his past.”
This looks like a good and intense film, and it’s based on Lawrence Osborne’s novel, with a screenplay adapted by Rowan Joffe (28 Weeks Later).
Berger, fresh off his Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front and his recent success with Conclave, reunites with several members of his crew to tell this story.
His track record with tense, layered storytelling sets high expectations for this new entry, which dives into addiction, deception, and the dangerous allure of survival at any cost.
Farrell continues his strong run after earning his first Emmy nomination for The Penguin. Ballad of a Small Player is set for a prime rollout, hitting U.S. theaters on October 15, opening in U.K. and Ireland cinemas on October 17, and arriving on Netflix worldwide October 29.