I’ve been avoiding promotional materials for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) like the plague, aside from being bombarded with the second trailer every time I visit my favorite local theater, so while a new clip for Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s upcoming film debuted today, I certainly won’t be watching it. Well, aside from skimming through and grabbing the screen capture you see above.
The clip, entitled “Ask Me If He Sells Tickets”, features Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, and Naomi Watts having a conversation in a doorway about actors’ ability to sell tickets, and concludes with Galifianakis planting a spirited kiss on Watts before exiting the scene.
Birdman also stars Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Andrea Riseborough, and Amy Ryan in this black comedy tale about a washed-up blockbuster actor (Keaton) battling his ego and public perception as he attempts to mount a comeback on Broadway and subsequently recover his career, his family, and his life.
Birdman begins hitting theaters October 17, and along with this new clip below, you can listen to a couple tracks from Antonio Sanchez‘s original score for Birdman here.
