Warner Bros. Pictures is hoping this Nice Guys animated trailer will you your back side into a theater seat this weekend! Rendered in a ’70s Hanna-Barbera style, you can check out the Nice Guys animated trailer in the player below!
Starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, The Nice Guys hails from Joel Silver’s Silver Pictures, Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the story begins when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
The Nice Guys also stars young actress Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and (“introducing,” per the Nice Guys retro trailer) Kim Basinger. Shane Black directs the film from an original screenplay he wrote with Anthony Bagarozzi. Joel Silver is producing alongside Ken Kao, Hal Sadoff, Alex Walton with Michael J. Malone serving as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-winning director of photography Philippe Rousselot, production designer Richard Bridgland, editor Joel Negrón and costume designer Kym Barrett. The score was composed by John Ottman & David Buckley.
The Nice Guys debuted in theaters on May 20, 2016.