Here’s the debut trailer for The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery, Michael Kelly, Anthony Mackie, Daniel Dae Kim and Shohreh Aghdashloo. George Nolfi (Ocean’s Twelve, The Bourne Ultimatum) wrote the film which is based on the short story “Adjustment Team” by Philip K. Dick. He also makes his directorial debut here.
As you can see, the story involves a politician (Matt Damon) running up against a group of people who can stop the world and ‘adjust’ it to keep things going according to certain plans. Among the adjustments they deem necessary is preventing him from developing a relationship with a ballerina (Emily Blunt). There wasn’t a whole lot of meat to the short story, so I hope it’s developed more here, in more ways than just introducing the romance angle. Either way, it’s good to see a science fiction film coming that doesn’t involve big special effects or a teenaged target audience, though those things are fine when done well.
The Adjustment Bureau will hit theaters on September 17th.
