Paramount has dropped the trailer for the comedy Top Five [FFMUS] starring Chris Rock [CROCK], who also wrote and directed the critical hit out of the Toronto Film Festival. The title refers to how one would rank the greatest hip-hop artists of all times.
Rock plays Andre Allen, a successful comedian and movie star who, having had his work recently savaged by a New York Times critic, is now in need of a hit. His fiancé (Gabrielle Union [GUNIO]) wants him to help boost her reality TV show, while his agent, played by the rocket-fuelled Kevin Hart [KHART], tries to guide him to the next blockbuster. But what Andre really wants to do is make a serious, important film about the Haitian revolution. So he lets the Times back into his life, hoping to revitalize his image with a profile written by a whip-smart, irresistible journalist (Rosario Dawson [RDAWS]). It's the beginning of a beautiful sparring match.
Top Five opens in theaters beginning December 5th.
Tag(s): FFMUS, CROCK, GUNIO, KHART, RDAWS