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American writer and director brothers Joel (L) and Ethan Coen, Jury Presidents of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, arrive to attend a photocall before the opening of the Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2015. The 68th edition of the film festival will run from May 13 to May 24. Reuters/Regis Duvignau

Four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are set to make a comeback with the star-studded “Hail, Caesar!” The second official trailer of the comedy film was recently released, stirring anticipation before it opens on Feb. 5.

The trailer appears to be loaded with the signature Coen brothers’ flair, centering on a comical banter turned grammar lesson between a director (Ralph Fiennes) and an actor (Alden Ehrenrich). In the middle of shooting a film, Fiennes would cut a scene, pulls Ehrenrich aside, and coaches him the right way to pronounce a line. The actor’s line is simply, “would that it were so simple,” but he just can’t say it correctly, as he struggles with his Southern accent.

Fiennes, despite his repeated attempts to teach Ehrenrich how to be eloquent, had to change the line to, “It’s complicated.”

The trailer also gave a sneak peek of the stellar cast, including George Clooney, Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill and Tilda Swinton.

Set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the comedy follows a day in the life of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix, according to the official “Hail, Caesar!” site. Among the multitude of issues in the film industry that he has to deal with, Mannix will also attempt to figure out what happened to a cast member who suddenly disappeared while filming a play about ancient Rome. Based on the first official trailer (watch below), the actor who will be missing in action is Clooney’s character.

The Coen brothers hope to replicate their big screen success with “Hail, Caesar!” after their film hits “No Country for Old Men,” “True Grit” and “Fargo.” The movie, which also stars Jonah Hill and Frances McDormand, will open in the U.S. on Feb. 5, and will also be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 11.


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Source: YouTube/Universal Pictures

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