Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson Face the Russian Mafia in New Paper Tiger Trailer
A brand-new trailer has arrived for James Gray‘s upcoming crime thriller Paper Tiger, bringing together an impressive trio of Hollywood talent in what looks set to be an intense exploration of family, ambition and the consequences of getting involved with the wrong people.
Starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson, the film is set in 1980s New York and follows two brothers whose pursuit of the American Dream takes a dangerous turn when they become entangled in a scheme involving the Russian mafia.
Driver and Teller play brothers Gary and Irwin Pearl, whose seemingly promising business opportunity quickly spirals into something much more sinister. As they find themselves caught up in an increasingly dangerous criminal underworld, the pair must navigate the consequences of their decisions, with their family caught in the middle.
Johansson stars as Hester, Irwin’s wife, who becomes increasingly concerned about the danger surrounding her husband and their children. The trailer offers glimpses of the escalating tension, suggesting that the film will place just as much emphasis on the emotional fallout within the family as it does on its crime-thriller elements.
Written and directed by Gray, Paper Tiger marks the filmmaker’s return following 2022’s Armageddon Time. Known for films including The Lost City of Z, Ad Astra and We Own the Night, Gray has built a reputation for character-driven stories that explore complicated relationships and moral dilemmas.
The film also marks a reunion between Driver and Johansson, who previously starred together in Noah Baumbach‘s Marriage Story.
Following its world premiere in competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Paper Tiger is scheduled for UK release January 1st 2027.
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