You don’t have to look hard to see that Steven Soderbergh has a knack for the comedy heist thrillers: his star-studded Oceans trilogy was a huge critical and commercial success. Now, thanks to a script by Rebecca Blunt, the famed director is returning to the world of theatrical features after a nearly four year hiatus with the southern set Logan Lucky.
Channing Tatum and Adam Driver star as brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan. When both brothers lose their job they decide its time to reverse the long standing family curse and set out to execute a extensive robbery at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600 race.
Soderbergh has reeled in a wealth of talent for his return as Tatum and Driver are joined by Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, Sebastian Stan, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam and Riley Keough.
Though the film was originally rumored as an October release, the new trailer proudly proclaims that fans won’t have to wait that long as Logan Lucky will hit theaters in August.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
