Anticipation (Before Trailer): 80/100
Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100
If you want to make a safe bet this year, betting on Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk as an Oscar nominee for Best Picture might be it. Director Ang Lee has a track record of success, the film releases during Awards season and the topic has Oscar bait written all over it.
Ponder some interesting casting decisions (Steve Martin in a serious role, Vin Diesel in a non-action movie, Kristen Stewart is a risk and the star — Joe Alwyn — is a newcomer) and you might second guess this as a shoe-in but the trailer is compelling and hits all the right spots.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk starts it’s ascension on November 11, 2016.