Elizabeth Banksis about to experience the cutthroat side of the beauty and self-care industry with the new crime thrillerSkincare. IFC Films picked up the title for North American distribution earlier this week and has now unveiled the official trailer teasing a mystery surrounding Banks' character Hope Goldman. A much-lauded aesthetician with a beauty empire on the rise, she finds herself the target of sabotage and ruthless competition that spreads into her personal life. WithTop Gun: MaverickstarLewis Pullmanopposite her as her new friend and her formerCharlie’s AngelscolleagueLuis Gerardo Méndezplaying Banks’s hated rival,the noir-tinged filmhits theaters on August 16.
Inspiredby true events,Skincaretells the fictional story of the beauty guru Goldman as she tries to launch her career into the stratosphere with her own line of Skincare products. Rather than cruising to the top, however, she faces resistance from facialist Angel Vergara (Méndez), who opens up a skincare boutique across the street and derails her personal and work lives. Suspicious that someone is actively trying to ruin her reputation and sink her business, she enlists the help of her newfound friend Jordan (Pullman) touncover the culprit and their motive.
The Emmy-nominated Banks leads the film coming off a wild year in which she directed the bonkersCocaine Bear, paired up in pink withZach GalifianakisinThe Beanie Bubble, and went on an animated journey withKumail NanjianiinMigration. For her latest, she’s joined by a wildly talented ensemble alongside Pullman and Méndez, includingMichaela Jaé RodriguezandNathan Fillion.Austin Petersdirected in what marked his first narrative feature while also co-writing the screenplay withSam FreilichandDeering Regan.
‘Skincare’ Will Release Alongside Some Stiff Competition
Skincarewill arrive in theaters during what is shaping up to be a very busy day on the silver screen. The Banks and Pullman-led feature will be going head-to-head on August 16 against theCailee Spaeny-toplinedAlien: Romulusin what will be the horror franchise’s first installment in seven years. Also set to bow on that date isthe second part ofKevin Costner’s four-partWestern epicHorizon: An American Saga, the actor’s follow-up to his seasons-long stint onTaylor Sheridan’s wildly popularYellowstone.
Despite the tough competition, Banks’s beauty-tinged whodunnit received a vote of confidence from AMC Networks headScott Shooman, whopraised the film’s direction and star-studded cast. “Austin Peters has cleverly pumped life into the ‘whodunit’ genre by delivering a riveting thriller dripping with noir. Driven by a stellar ensemble cast with a terrific performance by Elizabeth Banks who always commands the screen, we look forward to audiences seeingSkincarein theaters this Summer.” Check out the trailer for the new crime thriller above.
