Fox has released the first trailer for David O. Russell‘s likely Oscar contender Joy, back again with his Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle star, Jennifer Lawrence, the film centers on the life story of Joy Mangano (Lawrence), a struggling Long Island single mom of three who became one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs with her self-wringing Miracle Mop invention.
Along with Lawrence the film also features recent fellow members of Russell’s growing troupe of actors including Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper along with Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd and Virginia Madsen. Russell penned the screenplay with Oscar-nominated Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo.
The film is slated for a Dec. 25 release date, which has become the most packed day of the year as it also includes the release of The Hateful Eight, Snowden, Concussion, Daddy’s Home, Point Break and The Revenant.
Watch the trailer below as well as check out the official synopsis and a few pictures.
Joy is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy’s inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces. Joy defies genre to tell a story of family, loyalty, and love.
