Tim Robinson And Paul Rudd Share An Intense Friendship In Absurd A24 Comedy — Watch The Trailer

Imagine what it would be like to be friends with Paul Rudd. Seemingly ageless, always a laugh, and an actual Avenger, the guy is God tier BFF material. Now imagine what it would be like to be friends with Paul Rudd and then have him turn around and tell you he thinks it's time you start seeing other people. Unthinkable, we know — until now. Because that is precisely the premise of writer-director Andrew DeYoung's upcoming A24 comedy Friendship, in which I Think You Should Leave funnyman Tim Robinson and Rudd play two middle-aged men from the 'burbs whose bromance goes from I Love You, Man to The Banshees Of Inisherin real quick. Check out the trailer below:

It all starts out so promisingly for our ill-fated pals Craig (Robinson) and Austin (Rudd) in this first trailer for DeYoung's film, with the socially awkward former offering a "Howdy!" to his moustachioed man about town new neighbour. Before we know it, Craig's wife (Kate Mara) is telling him he's been invited for drinks, the duo are hitting it off and indulging in a group rendition of 'My Boo', and loner Craig can suddenly "see the future" — one in which he and Austin drive flashy cars, share grub, and drum up a storm together. And then Austin tells Craig he doesn't want to be friends any more and... well... if you've ever seen I Think You Should Leave, then you can rest assured that we're in for another masterclass in the art of cringe comedy from Robinson, who it's safe to say does not take the snub very well. Cue shattered glass, lots of screaming men, and an emergency situation warranting intervention from the local Five-O.

The official synopsis for this one is pretty short and to-the-point from A24, simply offering that "Suburban dad Craig (Robinson) falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives," but honestly it's about as much as you need to see the vision DeYoung has in weaponising the surreal silliness his two leads are capable of. Joining those two leads in the film are the aforementioned Mara, as well as Jack Dylan Grazer, Conner O'Malley, and Resident Alien's Meredith Garretson.

The tagline for DeYoung's movie is "Men shouldn't have friends." We'll find out precisely why when Friendship hits cinemas stateside in May, before hopefully landing here in the UK soon after.