MGM has released its first official trailer for the upcoming film musical Cyrano, based on the 2019 Off-Broadway stage musical adapted from Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Joe Wright directs the screenplay by musical librettist Erica Schmidt, whose take on Rostand’s work is to emphasize the title character’s height rather than his nose. The remaining creative team includes Aaron and Bryce Dessner (music), Matt Berninger and Carin Besser (lyrics), Seamus McGarvey (cinematography), Valerio Bonelli (editing), Sarah Greenwood (production design), Katie Spencer (set decoration), and Massimo Cantini Parrini (costumes).
Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennet, who headline the film cast as Cyrano and Roxanne, also starred in Goodspeed Opera House’s 2018 workshop of the stage musical. Jasmine Cephas Jones played opposite Dinklage in the show’s Off-Broadway premiere. The film cast also features Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Christian), Ben Mendelsohn (De Guiche), and Bashir Salahuddin (Le Bret). The movie was screened September 2 at Telluride Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews from critics. The movie is scheduled for wide release on December 31.