Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Jay Roach comedy The Campaign starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, which will be hitting theaters August 10. Jay Roach is no stranger to political films, directing the HBO flicks Game Change, and Recount, and he’s got some comedy under his belt with Meet the Parents and Austin Powers as well. The film centers around two men in a heated battle for Congress. Hit the jump for the trailer plus the two campaign ads that came out earlier this week.
The Campaign – Bande Annonce VO by WarnerBrosPicturesFrance
When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.
As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from “Meet the Parents” director Jay Roach that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.
