Red Band 'Leaves of Grass' trailer is funny

Well, it's kind of funny. Mostly, Tim Blake Nelson's upcoming crime comedy "Leaves of Grass" looks incredibly silly, but in an amusing way. A new red band trailer for the film is now online.

In a double performance, Edward Norton plays Bill Kincaid, an Ivy League classics professor who returns to rural Oklahoma to bury his dangerously brilliant identical twin brother Brady (also Norton).

But soon after he arrives, he discovers that the brother he believes has been murdered has actually lured him home to involve him in a doomed plot against a local drug lord (Richard Dreyfuss).

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A first look at 'Leaves of Grass'

In early September, we got a look at the first teaser poster for Tim Blake Nelson's upcoming comedy thriller "Leaves of Grass," and now Cinema Blend has posted the first official still from the flick, which will open sometime next year.

In the film, Edward Norton plays twin brothers. One of them is a respected philosophy professor, while the other spends his time growing marijuana. In a sudden turn of events, the professor must return to his Oklahoma hometown, where he encounters a local drug lord.

Also on board are Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, Lucy DeVito, Rhea Perlman and Steve Earle. Check out the still featuring two Ed Nortons just above. It will be interesting to see how his performance(s) compares to that/those of Nicholas Cage in "Adaptation."

Early 'Leaves of Grass' poster debuts on web

Yesterday we gave you a casting update on Tim Blake Nelson’s upcoming comedy thriller “Leaves of Grass,” and now an early poster for the film popped up online at IMP Awards. In the film, Edward Norton plays twin brothers. One of them is a highly regarded philosophy professor, while the other spends his time growing marijuana.

Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, Rhea Perlman, Steve Earle and Lucy DeVito co-star. Check out the poster below. 

Sarandon, Dreyfuss pick up ‘Leaves of Grass’

Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss are the latest to join the cast of Tim Blake Nelson’s upcoming comedy thriller “Leaves of Grass,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Also starring is Edward Norton, who will play twin brothers. One of them is a highly regarded philosophy professor, while the other spends his time growing marijuana. In a sudden turn of events, the professor must return to his Oklahoma hometown, where he goes against a local drug lord.

Dreyfuss portrays the drug baron, while Sarandon plays the brothers’ mother. Nelson stars as one of the brothers’ best friend. Also on board are Lucy DeVito, Rhea Perlman and Steve Earle.

THR says Nelson wrote the script with Norton in mind, although the actor didn’t show much interest in the project until he finally read the script. Produced on a small budget, “Grass” is scheduled to head into principal photography later this month.

Sarandon was last seen in “Speed Racer.” She recently wrapped filming for Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of “The Lovely Bones.”

As for Dreyfuss, he will next star in Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic “W.” He will also be seen in next year’s Donald Petrie-directed comedy “My Life in Ruins.”