Netflix unveils first Jay Kelly trailer ahead of November release

Netflix on Monday released the first full trailer for Jay Kelly, a dramedy directed by Noah Baumbach that stars George Clooney as a famed movie actor who embarks on a reckoning with his past and present. The film opens in select U.S. theaters on November 14 and will begin streaming globally on Netflix on December 5.

Jay Kelly follows its titular character as he confronts questions of identity, legacy and memory after a family moment prompts him to leave a party and follow his daughter to Europe. Clooney’s Jay is accompanied by his devoted manager Ron, played by Adam Sandler, and by Liz, his increasingly exasperated publicist, portrayed by Laura Dern. The trailer frames the journey as both comic and reflective, with lines such as “I do not want to be here anymore. I want to leave the party” and “It’s like a movie where I’m playing myself” delivered from Clooney’s character.

Baumbach co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Mortimer, who also appears in the cast, and served as a producer alongside David Heyman and Amy Pascal. The ensemble includes Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh...