Jessica Lange is ‘The Great Lillian Hall’ in Trailer for HBO’s New Movie
by Alex Billington May 26, 2024Source: YouTube
“The play is my life! And no one is going to take that from me!” HBO has unveiled an official trailer for The Great Lillian Hall, a brand new HBO Original Movie set for a streaming debut on Max next week. It’ll be out to watch on May 31st, which is just around the corner. When beloved Broadway actress Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) starts forgetting her lines, she must reckon with the sacrifices she made for her career. Hall, a beloved Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most. The illustrious Jessica Lange star as Lillian Hall in this, joined by Kathy Bates as Edith Wilson, Lily Rabe as Margaret Tanner, Jesse Williams as David Flemming, and Pierce Brosnan as Ty Maynard. While there was a real Lillian Hall, this just a story about a fictional actress, though Lange really makes it all seem real. Another emotional story about a great artist getting old and forgetting who they are.
Here’s the official trailer for Michael Cristofer’s The Great Lillian Hall, direct from HBO’s YouTube:
As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next role, she finds herself blindsided by confusion and forgetfulness. Battling against all odds to make it to opening night while holding on to her fading memories and identity, she must navigate a tumultuous emotional journey: balancing her desire for the spotlight and the stark demands of the real world. The Great Lillian Hall is directed by the Pulitzer-winning American playwright / actor / filmmaker Michael Cristofer, director of the films Candida, Gia, Body Shots, Original Sin, and The Night Clerk previously, plus other stage productions and scripts. The screenplay is written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone. Produced by Bruce Cohen, Steven Rogers, Scott Thigpen, and Marie Halliday; made by HBO Films. HBO will release Cristofer’s The Great Lillian Hall streaming on Max starting May 31st, 2024 this summer. Want to watch?
