Palmer Updates: Timberlake, the Hollywood heartthrob who has served major hit records over the years is finally marking his acting return with a dramatic comeback on screen in the upcoming flick ‘Palmer’.
Produced by Apple TV+, this drama pivots to a familial setting with the tagline “Family is who we make it” as divulged by the poster.
And on this Thursday the streaming platform let out its first official trailer which premiered on People and here’s how we have taken down the scenes from the 3 minutes long teaser
Outline of the Plot
The center of attraction being the 39-year-old singer as Eddie Palmer, a former high school football star who returns home to live with his grandmother, Vivian, after a 12-year stint in prison.
“I imagine it’s going to take some time getting used to. You just got to get yourself back out there.” Vivian is seen welcoming Eddie.
Palmer’s attempt at a quiet life away from the whispers of his small town is interrupted when his new neighbor passes out over a carousal and Eddie is seen comforting her bullied 7-year-old son, Sam after a rough day.
“Listen to me, son. Kids are mean,” Palmer tells Sam after he’s bullied. “Especially when they see something that they ain’t used to seeing.”
PalmerThe duo though not in close connection but soon develops an unlikely bond over being made to feel different as Palmer falls for Sam’s teacher “The truth is, I haven’t felt like I was good at anything until Sam,” Eddie says in a tribunal in one of the final scenes in the trailer.
“I can’t abandon that boy. I will not abandon that boy.” But this frothiness does not last for long as he is continually haunted by his past.
Director, Fisher Stevens discoursed with People giving an abstract of the film “acceptance, forgiveness and love… Two people who ordinarily would never come together, find themselves under one roof to find the family they never had.”
Palmer Cast and Premiere date
Starring Alisha Wainwright, Juno temple, Ryder Allen, June Squibb, and Justin Timberlake; Palmer is up for a global release on Apple TV+ on Jan 29.
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