{"id":36079,"date":"2023-08-24T18:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1879062"},"modified":"2023-08-24T20:47:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:47:46","slug":"paul-mescal-and-saoirse-ronan-star-in-first-trailer-for-thriller-foe","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/paul-mescal-and-saoirse-ronan-star-in-first-trailer-for-thriller-foe\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan star in first trailer for thriller Foe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The duo play a married couple living in 2065 in the upcoming sci-fi. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 16:37 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Paul Mescal has more exciting film projects in the pipeline than just about any other actor at the moment, and a new trailer has just launched for one of his upcoming movies: Foe.<\/p>\n<p>Set in 2065, the sci-fi thriller sees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/paul-mescal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mescal<\/a> star alongside four-time Oscar nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/saoirse-ronan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saoirse Ronan<\/a>, with the Irish pair playing Junior and Hen, a married couple whose life is thrown into disarray when a stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their secluded farm.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer gives a fascinating glimpse of the film\u2019s haunting atmosphere as the stranger explains to Mescal\u2019s character that he needs \u201cto have an intimate understanding of your marriage: the good and the bad\u201d.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And things take a turn when he reveals his true purpose for being there: Junior has been chosen for a project that will see him sent to a large space station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scrapper-director-eastenders-lola-campbell-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrapper director reveals EastEnders impression led to child star\u2019s casting<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"heading-1\">\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/all-strangers-andrew-haigh-paul-mescal-newsupdate-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All of Us Strangers director on \u201cbeautiful experience\u201d with Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDo you want to live mundane lives, or do you want to be part of something special and unique?\u201d he asks. \u201cYou\u2019ve been selected to live up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He later clarifies that only Junior has been selected and that Hen will instead have the company of a robot in his absence \u2013 something that Junior seems not too happy about.<\/p>\n<p>Intrigued? You can check out the full trailer below.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Foe \u2013 Official UK Trailer\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lk8xIQmXkJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The film is being distributed by Amazon Studios, which promises that it is full of \u201cmesmerising imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Director Garth Davis co-wrote the script with Ian Reid \u2013 on whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Foe-Pa-Iain-Reid\/dp\/147117798X\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">2018 novel of the same name<\/a> the film is based \u2013 and it will arrive in UK cinemas on Friday 20th October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Mescal \u2013 who was Oscar-nominated for his role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/aftersun-ending-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aftersun<\/a> this year \u2013 is also slated to star in a number of other exciting projects in the not-so-distant future, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/gladiator-2-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gladiator 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/all-strangers-andrew-haigh-paul-mescal-newsupdate-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Haigh\u2019s All of Us Strangers<\/a> \u2013 first-look images for which arrived earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ronan was last seen in the comedy whodunnit See How They Run and will have a leading role in Steve McQueen\u2019s upcoming Second World War drama Blitz.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6332373540112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Foe will be released in UK cinemas on 2oth October 2023. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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