Writer/director Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo, Spring Breakers) is back at the shore for Beach Bum, a stoner burnout comedy starring Matthew McConaughey with Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, Jimmy Buffett, Martin Lawrence and Jonah Hill. The trailer reminds me a bit of Pee-wee's Big Adventure if the weirdo protagonist was on Sour Diesel instead of Purple Microdot. Beach Bum will premiere at SXSW and hit theaters March 22.<doc-sep>Independent film auteur Harmony Korine (Gummo) made his mark on mainstream pop culture in 2013 with Spring Breakers, his crime thriller starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Gucci Mane. His follow-up is The Beach Bum, and on Wednesday the film's first trailer was released. Watch above via Sterogum. ADVERTISEMENT The film stars Matthew McConaughey as the protagonist Moondog, with additional appearances from Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, and Martin Lawrence, who hasn't appeared in a film since 2011's Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. From Beach Bum's YouTube description: "'The Beach Bum' follows the outrageous misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious burnout who only knows how to live life by his own rules."<doc-sep>'You gotta go low to get high!' The official poster for Harmony Korine's latest trashtasterpiece The Beach Bum has arrived. And it's a thing of beauty, wonder and awe. Korine is making his follow-up to 2013's cult hit Spring Breakers with The Beach Bum, and while it won't be an easy task, it looks like the acclaimed weirdo has truly topped himself this time. The Beach Bum stars Matthew McConaughey as Moondog, a degenerate stoner who lives life by the ocean, playing by his own random set of self-imposed rules. He is joined against the breathtaking orange and purple skyline of a setting sun on this poster by his righthand man Lingerie, played by iconic rapper-turned-actor Snoop Dogg. Martin Lawrence is also seen on the poster, making a rare screen appearance as Captain Wack. This is Lawrence's first big screen outing since Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son back in 2011. It won't be his last, though, as he recently agreed to return for Bad Boys for Life, reuniting with Will Smith. Production is happening right now as we speak. Other big stars that will show up in The Beach Bum include Jonah Hill as Lewis and Zac Efron as Flicker. Isla Fisher will be playing the role of Minnie, with Stefania LaVie Owen coming in as Heather. Korine has also assembled his signature brand of weird and wacky non-actors to join in on the fun. This is only the sixth feature film for Harmony Korine, who broke into the business writing the screenplay for the controversial Larry Clark teen drama Kids. He would make his directorial debut with the true cult classic Gummo. He was relegated to the outskirts of the Hollywood indie scene, where he also directed Julian Donkey Boy and Mister Lonely. He followed those up with the art house disaster piece Trash Humpers in 2009. It wasn't until 2013 that he hit his stride with Spring Breakers, which was the most commercial movie of his oeuvre up to that point, with his cast of attractive talent that included James Franco and former Disney child stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens. According to Harmony Korine, some theaters in Los Angeles will be showing the movie while 'spreading curls of marijuana smoke', but that hasn't actually been verified by any theater owners. And it definitely won't be happening at any major chains. Harmony originally wanted Gary Oldman for the role of Moondog, but the acclaimed actor turned it down. You can check out the type of wild party that is in store when The Beach Bum rolls into the local arthouse theater on a dank cloud of choke smoke. If the finished product is as pretty as this one-sheet, it will definitely be worth staring at for 90 minutes. Knowing Korine, this definitely won't be boring, whatever it turns out to be. This poster was first dropped on Reddit.<doc-sep>
The genre could be getting an instant classic this March. Seven years after unleashing “Spring Breakers” on the world, Harmony Korine is finally ready to release his follow-up directorial effort. Enter “The Beach Bum,” an extremely loose new comedy starring Matthew McConaughey as a Miami poet and stoner who embarks on a shenanigan-fueled journey of self-discovery. “Spring Breakers” starred James Franco as an idiosyncratic drug dealer named Alien, a character that has gone on to become a touchstone of the stoner movie genre. One look at “The Beach Bum’s” official red band trailer below makes it clear that McConaughey and his character Moondog are destined to be stoner movie legends. McConaughey is joined in the film by Isla Fisher, Martin Lawrence, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, Snoop Dogg, and Jimmy Buffett. “The Beach Bum” is one of two releases Matthew McConaughey has lined up in the first half of 2019. The actor’s thriller “Serenity,” in which he stars opposite Anne Hathaway, is opening January 25 from Aviron Pictures. McConaughey starred last year in Yann Demange’s crime drama “White Boy Rick.” Korine, meanwhile, has been mostly off the grid for the last several years aside from directing commercials and music videos. The director had a small cameo in Jonah Hill’s “Mid90s.” The entirety of “The Beach Bum” was filmed on location in Miami. The movie has already made headlines for McConaughey’s stories of smoking real weed on set with Snoop Dogg, who would trade out the prop marijuana for the real thing without the actor’s knowledge. Before the film’s theatrical release, “The Beach Bum” will screen at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Korine received the Golden Key Award at the Key West Film Festival last year. Neon will release “The Beach Bum” in theaters March 29. Watch the official trailer below. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.