Netflix has released the trailer from its upcoming film "White Noise," starring Greta Gerwig [1] and an unrecognisable Adam Driver [2]. In the first footage from the new film, Driver plays an '80s professor whose life quickly spirals out of control. The film also stars Don Cheadle [3] and Jodie Turner-Smith.

"White Noise" is directed by Gerwig's partner, Noah Baumbach [4], who also directed Driver in 2019's "Marriage Story" and 2014's "While We're Young." "White Noise" is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Don DeLillo, which won the National Book Award. According to Netflix [5], Baumbach revisited the novel during the pandemic and realised how timely its message still is.

The new movie also marks Gerwig's return to acting. She last appeared as a voice-over actor in 2018's "Isle of Dogs." Gerwig used that break to pursue directing work, including 2017's "Lady Bird," 2019's "Little Women," and the upcoming "Barbie" movie [6]. Gerwig previously acted in Baumbach's movies "Greenberg" and "Frances Ha," which they wrote together.

Driver was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Baumbach's "Marriage Story," and this movie is already building considerable award buzz for the actor. Read on for everything we know about "White Noise," including the cast, plot, and brand-new trailer.

"White Noise" Cast

"White Noise" stars Driver and Gerwig as the heads of the Gladney family. Other academics at the college where Driver works are played by Cheadle, Turner-Smith [7], and André Benjamin. The Gladney kids are played by Sam and May Nivola and Raffey Cassidy.

"White Noise" Release Date

"White Noise" is premiering at the Venice Film Festival and will also play at the New York Film Festival this autumn. Netflix will release the film in cinemas before making "White Noise" available to stream sometime before the end of the year.

"White Noise" Plot

"White Noise" is based on the 1985 novel by DeLillo of the same name. Netflix's plot description reads, "At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatises a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world." Driver's character, Jack Gladney, is a professor at the fictional College-on-the-Hill. Gerwig plays his wife, Babette.