The official trailer for the comedy-drama Accidental Texan (previously titled Chocolate Lizards) based on the Novel Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson dropped today. The film stars Thomas Haden Church (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Sideways), Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks, Uncharted), Carrie-Anne Moss (Jessica Jones, The Matrix film), and Bruce Dern (Nebraska, The Hateful Eight). It will premiere in theaters on March 8th, 2024.
Written by Julie B. Denny and directed by Mark Bristol, Accidental Texan is produced by Mark Bristol, Julie B. Denny, Melissa Kirkendall, and Koen Wooten.
Synopsis: “Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the local phone book to find a mechanic. Without enough funds to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (Thomas Haden Church) only to find out he too is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin’s acting skills and a little help from Faye’s shotgun.”
Check out the trailer below.
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