James Gray’s crime drama “Paper Tiger” moves closer to release after Neon presents a teaser and trailer featuring Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson. The films’ early materials spotlight a dark New York story involving violence and pressure on family bonds, with Driver and Teller playing brothers caught in dangerous circumstances.
All outlets tie the project to Gray’s Cannes premiere, where it screens in competition. Deadline and FirstShowing note the film’s world premiere at Cannes and its path through the awards-season calendar, with a November 13 limited release date. FirstShowing adds that the narrative centers on two brothers pursuing a profitable opportunity in 1980s Queens, which draws them into a scheme involving the Russian mafia and ultimately terrorizes their suburban family.
IndieWire focuses more on the filmmaking, describing the movie as an effective tragedy with tightly calibrated sequences of violence. While outlets vary in emphasis—trailer and release logistics versus plot details and directing—the coverage is consistent on the cast, Gray’s role as writer-director, the Cannes competition premiere, and a November limited run.
