The Trailer For Emerald Fennell's "Saltburn" Starring Barry Keoghan Has Been Released, And It Looks Excellent

My favorite film of 2020, and one of my favorite films of all time was Emerald Fennell's "Promising Young Woman." That movie was just fantastic, and it featured a masterful lead performance by Carey Mulligan. One of the things that really made that film pop was the direction by Emerald Fennell. The movie really stuck with me. I've been curious to see what her follow-up was going to be, and now we have our answer. The trailer has just been released for her newest film "Saltburn," and it looks pretty good. This is very much a teaser trailer, meaning that we get a great look at the movie's visual style, and very little about the premise. It appears as though it's a coming-of-age tale about a young gentleman who partakes in some depravity during a wild summer.

This cast is great. Barry Keoghan is an actor who is on an absolute heater right now. Everything he is in right now seems like it's getting nominated for awards. He just earned his first Oscar nomination for "The Banshees of Inisherin." He gave such a heartbreaking performance in that. And now he's going to be the Joker in Matt Reeves Batman films. He does not look like you're a conventional movie star, but he is talented and versatile, and I look forward to seeing him be one of the leads in this film. You also of Jacob Elordi from "Euphoria." Given the popularity of that show, it was inevitable that his career would take off at some point. I feel like every member of the main cast of "Euphoria" is about to become an a-lister, if they aren't already.

I'm just reviewing the main cast, but this supporting cast features multiple Academy Award nominees, including Carey Mulligan. You have Rosamund Pike, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in "Gone Girl," and you have Richard E. Grant, a veteran character actor who recently got nominated for an Oscar as well. 

I really love the color scheme of Emerald Fennell's movies. With "Promising Young Woman," the colors really popped. For a movie that featured such a dark subject matter, I liked the juxtaposition with the bright colors. It's hard to explain, but people who've seen the movie know what I'm talking about. With "Saltburn," it seems like we have a different color scheme, but the cinematography feels much more grand. 

I'm trying to avoid seeing movies I won't like. I'm trying to get away from the pessimism angle. I do look forward to watching this, though. After "Promising Young Woman," I'm willing to check out anything that Emerald Fennell has going on. I think she's such a talented up-and-coming Director who's already done one of my favorite films. I really hope that she avoids the sophomore slump with "Saltburn."