Jenna Ortega & Tommy Lee Jones in Fishing Drama ‘Finestkind’ Trailer

Jenna Ortega & Tommy Lee Jones in Fishing Drama ‘Finestkind’ Trailer

by Alex Billington
October 26, 2023
Source: YouTube

“You live. You die. It’s the inbetween that counts.” Paramount+ has unveiled the official trailer for a fishing industry crime thriller called Finestkind, the latest from writer / filmmaker Brian Helgeland (of Payback, A Knight’s Tale, The Order, 42, Legend). This premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last month, and is being released directly on streaming on Paramount+ in December this year. Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jenna Ortega star in this film about a crew of fishermen who tread dangerous waters after their debts start piling up. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. With another brilliantly imposing performance by Jones, the film also reveals itself to be a story about fathers who can’t always be the best examples for their sons. The full cast includes Ismael Cruz Cordova, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich, and Clayne Crawford. What a weird trailer for this movie, overplaying that off-putting “New Sensation” song all the way through. Doesn’t work.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind, direct from Paramount+’s YouTube:

Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way, a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test. Finestkind is both written and directed by American writer / filmmaker Brian Helgeland, director of the films Payback, A Knight’s Tale, The Order, 42, Legend; and writer of Man on Fire, Green Zone, Robin Hood, Spenser Confidential previously. Produced by Gary Foster, David Glasser, and Russ Krasnoff. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival this year. Paramount will debut Helgeland’s Finestkind streaming on Paramount+ starting December 15th, 2023 coming soon.

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