The last time Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart starred in a movie together was 2009’s Adventureland, which I love, and while I know American Ultra has absolutely no relation to that film, I like the idea of seeing Eisenberg and Stewart together again on the big screen. Much to my delight, a new clip from the film has just been released, featuring Mike (Eisenberg) confessing to a double-homicide over the phone while Phoebe (Stewart) comes to check out the scene, trying to comprehend exactly what just happened.
From the synopsis, American Ultra centers on a stoner and his girlfriend as their sleepy small-town existence is disrupted when his past comes back to haunt him in the form of a government operation set to wipe him out. Walton Goggins, Connie Britton, Bill Pullman, Topher Grace and Tony Hale round out the cast.
I sense a bit of a Pineapple Express-meets-Zombieland vibe from the synopsis and from the clip below, which leaves me intrigued, so I’m curious to see how exactly the film turns out. American Ultra lands in theaters August 21.
