First Teaser Trailer for ‘Daddio’ Film Starring Dakota Johnson in a Taxi
by Alex Billington
February 21, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Who else you gonna talk to about this, not like you’re ever gonna see me again…” Sony Pictures Classics has debuted a first look teaser trailer for an indie film titled Daddio, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Christy Hall. This initially premiered at both the 2023 Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall, but it never showed up at any other festivals after those two. The New York City drama is set entirely in a taxi cab departing from JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey. Dakota Johnson stars as Girlie, and Sean Penn co-stars as the driver Clark, described as a “curbside philosopher.” This is a surprisingly good teaser because it’s precisely just the right amount of footage needed to make you want to see this film.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Christy Hall’s Daddio, direct from SPC’s YouTube:
Via TIFF: “Dakota Johnson plays a woman who steps into a New York cab at the airport, driven by a man played by Sean Penn. She’s clearly preoccupied and just wants to get home. He’s a curbside philosopher. Immediately, he engages her in conversation which starts in small talk then gets bigger, deeper, and riskier as he steers her to her destination.” Daddio is both written and directed by indie filmmaker Christy Hall, making her feature directorial debut after developing / producing the “I Am Not Okay with This” TV series previously. It’s produced by Ro Donnelly, Terry Dougas, Christy Hall, Dakota Johnson, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Emma Tillinger Koskoff. This initially premiered at the Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall. Sony Classics will release Hall’s Daddio in select US theaters starting in summer 2024. Anyone into this?
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