HBO has been good to Mr. Pacino in recent years. One of the strongest performances of his career came in 2003’s Angels in America, Mike Nichols‘ brilliant, lush adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Tony Kushner play about homosexuality, religion and politics in 1980s New York City. Think Rent times 1,000.
Pacino played Roy Cohn, the notorious (and notoriously homosexual) Republican.
Now we have a trailer for the actor’s next controversial role in a HBO-funded film, You Don’t Know Jack, all about the infamous Dr. Jack Kevorkian. This time around, the film’s directed by Barry Levinson, who’s due for something great.
Here’s the trailer:
You Don’t Know Jack premieres April 24th on HBO.
After watching the trailer, are you excited to see Pacino trying hard again?