A new trailer has just landed for The Judge, which stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall as a father and son who are at odd.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In “The Judge,” Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.’

The great cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio,Jeremy Strong, Dax Shephard, Billy Bob Thornton, Melissa Leo, Leighton Meester, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Grace Zabriskie and Denis O’Hare.

The film’s due out in the UK in October. [Read more…]

A few days ago the first image from The Judge arrives, which has now been followed up by a poster and a trailer. It looks like it might be pretty good, with Robert Downey Jr. given plenty of opportunity to show off his unique charm.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes “The Judge,” starring Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr. (“Tropic Thunder,” the “Sherlock Holmes” films, the “Iron Man” franchise), Oscar® winner Robert Duvall (“Tender Mercies,” “Crazy Heart”) and Oscar® nominee Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring”). The film is directed by David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers”).

‘In “The Judge,” Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.’

The Judge is released in UK cinemas on 24th October 2014. [Read more…]

It’s around a year ago that The Judge went into production, but it’s only now that we’re getting the first image from the film, featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.

It certainly makes a change for RDJ from wearing his Iron Man suit.

Robert Downey Jr. plays a big city lawyer who returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral. Once there he learns that his elderly father (Robert Duvall), the local judge, is the prime suspect in her death.

Downey Jr. comments, “Against his own instincts and desire, he ends up staying to defend his dad from what may or may not be an intentional vehicular manslaughter case. His father is a pillar of the community. Everybody knows a dad like the judge. Every community has one, and every family has either heard of or been under that kind of patriarchy. It’s this very American story. But it’s also a story about family, and reconciliation, and law, and justice.”

The film is due out this autumn.