WATCH: First Trailer For An American Pickle Starring Seth Rogen
— Updated on 29 January 2023

WATCH: First Trailer For An American Pickle Starring Seth Rogen

— Updated on 29 January 2023
Garry Lu
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Garry Lu

In 2020, a movie where Seth Rogen is brined for 100 years doesn’t even register in the top ten weirdest events. Regardless, this off-kilter comedy is very much happening in the form of An American Pickle.

Based on the short story Sell Out by Simon Rich, here’s what we’re in for based on HBO Max’s official synopsis:

Herschel Greenbaum (Rogen) is a struggling labourer who immigrates to America in 1920 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present-day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn’t aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can’t even begin to understand.

In addition to Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen, An American Pickle will also star Maya Erskine, Sarah Snook, and Jorma Taccone. Produced by Rogen alongside career-long collaborator Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, this will mark the feature-length directorial debut of Brandon Trost – who has served as a cinematographer in other high-brow productions such as:

  • Crank: High Voltage
  • This Is The End
  • Neighbors
  • The Interview
  • The Disaster Artist

The film will be available to stream from August 6th of this year.

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After stretching his legs with companies such as The Motley Fool and the odd marketing agency, Garry joined Boss Hunting in 2019 as a fully-fledged Content Specialist. In 2021, he was promoted to News Editor. Garry proudly retains a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black bruises from Muay Thai, as well as a black belt in all things pop culture. Drop him a line at [email protected]

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