For some time now, the Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony Russos, the director of the world’s biggest box-office hit, “Avengers: Endgame,” have been touting their return to non-superhero dramas. And they used their Marvel clout to make “Cherry,” a new drug and crime drama starring Tom Holland, who they directed as Spider-Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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“Cherry” centers on an Army medic (Holland) suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder and then becomes a serial bank robber after an addiction to drugs puts him in debt. Somewhat irregularly, the film has already started campaigning for Oscar For You Consideration even before the reviews have come in (usually, you need rave reviews to campaign for FYC, but maybe the Russos do things a little differently in their house).
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Written by Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg, “Cherry” stars Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli, Jeff Wahlberg, Forrest Goodluck, and Michael Gandolfini.
Here’s the official synopsis:
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“Cherry” follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name, “Cherry” features Tom Holland in the title role as an unhinged character who drifts from dropping out of college to serving in Iraq as an Army medic and is only anchored by his one true love, Emily (Ciara Bravo). When Cherry returns home a war hero, he battles the demons of undiagnosed PTSD and spirals into drug addiction, surrounding himself with a menagerie of depraved misfits. Draining his finances, Cherry turns to bank robbing to fund his addiction, shattering his relationship with Emily along the way. Brought to the screen in bold, gritty fashion by visionary directors Anthony and Joe Russo, “Cherry” is a darkly humorous, unflinching coming-of-age story of a man on a universal quest for purpose and human connection.
Apple is releasing “Cherry where theaters are available on February 26 and Apple TV+ on March 12. Watch the first clip from the film, and stay tuned for the first trailer that should be dropping soon.