RICKI AND THE FLASH Trailer Starring Meryl Streep

Sony Pictures released a new trailer for Ricki and the Flash, the upcoming film from director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult). The film stars Meryl Streep as the frontwoman of a rock band who must confront her past as she goes back home to support her adult child in a time of crisis.

Ricki and the Flash opens in theaters August 7th.
 

Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer; Rick Springfield, portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline’s new wife.