Following thefirst trailerreleased back in June, Open Road Films, viaYahoo! Movies, has debuted the second trailer for their upcoming road adventureRock the Kasbah.Bill Murraystars as rock manager Richie Lanz, who finds the best voice he’s ever heard in the most unexpected of places: Afghanistan. This dramatic comedy is inspired by stranger-than-fiction, real-life events and directed by Oscar winnerBarry Levinson.
Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan’s version ofAmerican Idol. Richie partners with a savvy hooker (Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (Danny McBrideand Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protégée into becoming the “Afghan Star.” The supporting cast includes Yousuf Azami, Eugenia Kuzmina and Fahim Fazli.
Rock the Kasbahmarks the latest collaboration betweenBill Murrayand his longtime friend and screenwriterMitch Glazer. They both met while working onSaturday Night Livein the early 1980s, which lead to film collaborations Scrooged,Passion Play.Mitch Glazeralso wroteA Very Murray Christmas, which debuts onNetflixthis holiday season.
Rock the Kasbahhits theaters on October 23, which is shaping up to be a very crowded weekend at thebox office. It will go up against The Weinstein Company’sBurnt, starringBradley Cooper, Universal’sJem and the Hologramsand Paramount’sParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. Indie filmsI Smile BackandSuffragettealso open in limited release on October 23. It will surely be a close race as these new movies all vie for box office supremacy.
AfterRock the KasbahandA Very Murray Christmas, Bill Murray will lend his voice to Baloo in Disney’s animated adaptation ofThe Jungle Book. He also has a voice role in DreamWorks Animation’sB.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, but that doesn’t have a release date at this time. While we wait for more details on those new projects, check out the newRock the Kasbahtrailer.
