Directed by
Mainstream is being released with IFC Films.
“I’m very excited to partner with the IFC team. Not only have they worked with filmmakers and projects I deeply admire, but I really love and appreciate their innovative ideas on the film’s release,” she shared in a statement. “I’m so proud of everyone involved in the making of this movie, and I especially can’t wait for people to see Andrew’s radical performance!” Andrew‘s return to the
Spider-Man universe.
1.2k Views
Opening in theaters and VOD May 7, “Mainstream” stars Maya Hawke as a young woman that thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.
Also starring Kalena Yiaueki, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville, and Jason Schwartzman, “Mainstream” is directed by Gia Coppola.
Check out the new trailer via IFC Films!
Share this:
We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article.
First trailer for Spider-Man and Stranger Things stars new movie
Viral fame isn t all it s cracked up to be.
Stranger Thingsstar Maya Hawke in the first trailer for
Mainstream.
The Godfather legend Francis Ford Coppola s granddaughter Gia, the movie follows Link (Garfield) and Frankie (Hawke) as they carve out a path to internet superstardom.
As you can see from the trailer,
Mainstream integrates the visual pop of social media with the unfolding drama as Link and Frankie become consumed by fame. IFC Films
In its review,
The Hollywood Reportersaid: At the press screening in Venice, one could sense a certain dismayed hostility to the film s prepubescent humour and plot.
Andrew Garfield Plays A YouTube Celebrity In New Movie Mainstream
The series stars Garfield alongside Stranger Things Maya Hawke as rising YouTubers.
In the announcement trailer for Mainstream, Andrew Garfield s YouTube personality Link is almost indistinguishable from many of the video platform s real-life stars. The movie by Palo Alto director Gia Coppola follows Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke as YouTubers gaining in popularity while they struggle with a messy love triangle.
The film looks like a visually spectacular, totally satirical take on the world of social media personalities, exploring the heights and pitfalls of YouTube fame. The trailer features plenty of recognizable YouTube motifs, with Garfield s character goofing around in an oversized mansion and engaging in stunts and pranks for the sake of views.
More than 10 years after playing one of the co-founders of Facebook, Andrew Garfield is going viral with the help of Maya Hawke in the trailer for Mainstream.
The 37-year-old actor plays Link, a mysterious stranger who helps a young woman named Frankie (Maya Hawke) with her YouTube videos, which begin to explode with popularity.
As they flirt with actual mainstream success, Frankie begins to learn that Link may not be who he says he is.
New trailer: More than 10 years after playing one of the co-founders of Facebook, Andrew Garfield is going viral with the help of Maya Hawke in the trailer for Mainstream