Magnolia has released the official trailer for the comedy Thelma [THELM] starring June Squibb [JSQUI] in her first leading role and Richard Roundtree in his final role. Squibb plays a 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out to get her money back. Fred Hechinger [FHECH], Parker Posey, and Clark Gregg co-star. Directed by Josh Margolin in his feature debut, Thelma opens in theaters on June 21st.
Inspired by a real-life experience of Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail (Posey), son-in-law Alan (Gregg), or grandson Danny might believe.