20th Century Studios has shared the official Ella McCay trailer for the upcoming comedy drama, which is described as a story about the people you love and how to survive them. The movie scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 12, 2025, pitting it directly against Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. It will also be debuting in the same month as Jay Kelly, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Anaconda, and Marty Surpreme.
“The story follows an idealistic young politician who juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor,” reads the synopsis.
Check out the Ella McCay trailer below (watch more trailers):
Who is in the Ella McCay trailer?
The video provides the audiences with a first look at the all-star cast led by Sex Education breakout and Barbie star Emma Mackey in her first high-profile movie as the titular lead. The trailer also features Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Helen, Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Albert Brooks (Broadcast News), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Rebecca Hall (Godzilla x Kong), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), Erica McDermott (The Fighter), and Troy Garity (Barbershop), with Emmy winner Julie Kavner as the narrator.
Ella McCay is written and directed by James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment). This marks Brooks’ feature directorial comeback after over a decade since 2010’s romantic comedy How Do You Know. It is produced by Brooks, Julie Ansell, Jennifer Brooks, and Richard Sakai, with Seth Meier serving as an executive producer.
