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Jenna Ortega and Natalie Portman’s Twisted New Crime Comedy Officially Unleashes Its Trailer
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Roadside Attractions and Vertical have released the official trailer for *The Gallerist*, a dark comedy starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. The film is set to open in cinemas on 4 December 2026.
Portman plays an ambitious gallery owner struggling financially after a separation, who plots to present an accidental corpse as the centrepiece of her debut exhibition. Set at Art Basel Miami, the story follows how the attention she seeks brings influencers and police into a scheme that could expose her; Cathy Yan directed the film.
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In short
- The official trailer for *The Gallerist* is out.
- Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega star.
- The film opens on 4 December 2026.
How this story developed
- 52 minutes ago Natalie Portman stars in *The Gallerist* as an ambitious gallery owner whose financial troubles lead her to make an appalling plan: present an accidentally dead person as the centrepiece of her debut exhibition.
- 1 hour ago Roadside Attractions and Vertical have released the official trailer for *The Gallerist*, a dark comedy starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. The film is set to open in cinemas on 4 December 2026.
Explained simply
Art galleries sell and display works chosen by their owners or curators, while major art fairs bring galleries, artists and buyers together. Art Basel Miami is one such fair, where high-profile events can attract wide media and social media attention.
The film stars Natalie Portman as a gallery owner facing financial pressure after a separation, and Jenna Ortega in a dark comedy set around her exhibition. Its premise turns on the owner’s attempt to use an accidental death to draw attention, with influencers and police becoming part of the story.