Focus Features has shared trailer for its newest comedy movie, starring Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan. It is expected to make its world premiere later this month at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
This will then be followed by its theatrical release on Friday, March 28. “The film tells the of Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer back together,” reads the official synopsis. “His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island.
Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.” Check out The Ballad of Wallis Island trailer below (watch more trailers): The video features Mulligan as a musician who gets stuck on an island with her ex after being invited by a wealthy fan.
Mulligan is also joined by Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, and Akemnji Ndifornyen. The Ballad of Wallis Island is directed and produced by James Griffiths from a screenplay written by Tom Basden (Plebs) and Tim Key (See How They Run).
Mulligan will be starring alongside Basden, Key, Sian Clifford (Fleabag), and Akemnji Ndifornyen (The Queen’s Gambit). The film is executive produced by Mulligan, Key, Basden, Sarah Monteith, Laurence Brown, Stephen Kelliher, and Yana Georgieva, with Rupert Majendie producing.