Its a veritable battle of wits and wiles in the first trailer for Woody Allens upcoming film, Magic in the Moonlight. Set in the 1920s, the movie stars Colin Firth as Stanley, a magician who sets out to debunk the work of a spirit medium named Sophie (played by Emma Stone ) who might be swindling a wealthy family.
Magic in the Moonlight and More Movies to Look Forward to This Summer
The tte--tte between the two is as charming as youd imagine Sophie confounds Stanley by recalling a love affair his Aunt Vanessa (Eileen Atkins) had with a member of Parliament and leads to a budding romance. The trailer is also packed with Allens trademark existential misery and dry humor: My mental impressions are cloudy, Sophie says at one point, to which Stanley replies: Are they cumulus clouds or cirrus?
Magic in the Moonlight also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater and Simon McBurney. The film follows-up Allens Oscar-winning Blue Jasmine andopens in theaters on July 25th.
A few years ago, Stone spoke to Rolling Stone about clamming up at the thought of just speaking to Allen, and couldnt even imagine working with one of her heroes: People I admire Im really okay with, but there are people that I literally hold as heroes in my life, who made me want to do what I do and made me understand life in a different way and hes one of them. So I wouldnt be so cool around him.