Babylon Trailer
Update: Babylon is now available on demand on Prime Video and Vudu.
In December, the 1920s Hollywood will come back in style. Paramount Pictures recently released the trailer for Babylon coming to theaters Christmas Day. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, the star studded cast is sure to get movie-goers to theaters this holiday season. Chazelle is known for his Academy Award winning movies Whiplash, La La Land and First Man.
Babylon is an epic about the rise and fall of multiple ambitious characters during an era of outrageous excess and opulence. It centers around six main characters; Jack Conrad, Manny Torres, Nellie LaRoy, Lady Fay Zhu, Eliner St. John and Sidney Palmer.
As we can see from the Babylon trailer, the movie poised to make a big splash. It is described as The Great Gatsby on steroids. The movie hits limited theaters on December 25, 2022, with a wider release in January 2023.
Jack Conrad played by Brad Pitt is a fictional character based on John Gilbert and Clark Gable. He was a silent movie star in the 1920s who struggled to make the transition from silent films to talkies.
Manny Torres played by Diego Calva is a young Mexican immigrant who works as an assistant. But he has dreams of becoming a Hollywood actor.
Margot Robbie will play Nellie LaRoy. Her character is inspired by Clara Bow who thrived during the onset of talkies.
Lady Fay Zhu will play Li Jun Li. Her character is loosely based on Anna May Wong. Wong is considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star.
Sidney Palmer‘s character looks to be inspired by Jazz musician Louis Armstrong. The character will be played by Jovan Adepo.
Jean Smart is set to play Eliner St. John. She is believed to be a Hollywood journalist and critic who can make for break a career.
Rounding out the cast is Tobey Maguire as James McKay, Katherine Waterston, Olivia Wilde and Flea.
Babylon
Cast
Brad Pitt
Margot Robbie
Diego Calva
Jean Smart
Flea
Jovan Adepo
J.C. Currais
Jimmy Ortega
Hansford Prince
Telvin Griffin
Olivia Wilde
Circus-Szalewski
Lukas Haas
Li Jun Li
Kaia Gerber
Patrick Fugit
Eric Roberts
Cici Lau
Tyler Seiple
Zack Newick
Rory Scovel
Olivia Hamilton
P.J. Byrne
Alexandre Chen
Bob Clendenin
Miraj Grbić
Johnny Hoops
James Wellington
Carlos Nunez
Laura Steinel
Danny Jolles
James Vincent
Richard Clarke Larsen
Max Minghella
Samara Weaving
Jeff Garlin
Anthony Burkhalter
Terry Walters
Trisha Simmons
Ariel Flores
Karolina Szymczak
Sean O'Bryan
David Ury
Katia Gomez
Vanessa Bednar
Carson Higgins
Armando Cosio
Frederick Koehler
Spencer Morgan
Ric Sarabia
Jim Allen Jackson
Katherine Waterston
Yissendy Trinidad
Cyrus Hobbi
Anton Hedayat
Hayley Huntley
John Mariano
Christopher Allen
Arely Vianet
Jeremy Roberts
Alex Reznik
Chloe Fineman
Pat Skipper
John Kerry
Sarah Ramos
Jennifer Grant
Julian Lefevre
Taylor Nichols
Bryan Scott Johnson
Kelly Meyer
Brenna Power
David Abed
Kevin Symons
Jonathan Thomson
Jim O'Brien
Chris Doubek
Dorian Martin
Todd Giebenhain
Mather Zickel
Ireland Sexton
Andrew Hawtrey
Mike Fletcher
Jonathan Ohye
James Crittenden
Pete Ploszek
Robert Beitzel
Ethan Suplee
Walker Hare
Douglas Fruchey
Taylor Hill
Marc Platt
Stephen Thomas
Sophia Magaña
Karen Bethzabe
Oscar Balderrama
Aurielle Simmons
Eamon Hunt
Kenajuan Bentley
John Macey
Noah Reilly
Marcos A. Ferraez
Phoebe Tonkin
Troy Metcalf
Albert Hammond Jr.
Cutty Cuthbert
Bregje Heinen
Dana Marcolina
Tal Seder
Robert Morgan
Nana Ghana
Joe Dallesandro
E.E. Bell
Sol Landerman
Karina Fontes
Spike Jonze
Freya Parker
Tobey Maguire
Judy Garland
Gene Kelly
Robert Patrick
Lewis Tan
