Wednesday, April 23, 2025

It’s Time For a Queer Road Trip in Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’

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Ethan Coen’s solo directorial debut with Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls, from Focus Features and Working Title has debuted its first wacky trailer!

The film follows Jamie (Margaret Qualley) in a post-breakup quest for a fresh start with her uptight friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan). They set off on a roadtrip to Tallahassee, only to have a run-in with a group of moronic criminals and their coveted briefcase.

The supporting cast includes well-known names including Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp and Matt Damon.

Coen is the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of Fargo and No Country for Old Men, and Drive-Away Dolls marks his first departure from working with his brother, Joel Coen, who recently saw success on a solo project, The Tragedy of Macbeth, in 2021.

Both Coen and Cooke have stressed the film is nothing but fun, and it absolutely is a queer film, with Jamie and Marian’s relationship woven into the criminal tomfoolery the two find themselves in.

Drive-Away Dolls releases September 22 in theaters.

Kaity
Kaity
Kaity started with Harry Potter in second grade and it’s been a losing battle ever since, or maybe a winning one ... She lives in New England with a small herd of cats, two dogs, three chinchillas, and one daughter. You can definitely find her either watching anime, reading manga, or playing the same five video games over and over again. Contact: kaity@nerdsandbeyond.com

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