Jay Kelly Trailer and Poster Featuring Clooney and Sandler
Netflix has shared the official trailer and poster for the new comedy-drama film Jay Kelly, which is scheduled to open in select theaters on November 15, 2025, and will be available to stream on Netflix on December 5.
The new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).
Poignant and humor-filled, epic and intimate, Jay Kelly is pitched at the intersection of life’s regrets and notable glories. The film has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for language.
Jay Kelly stars George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Isla Fisher, Louis Partridge, and Charlie Rowe.
Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer wrote the film, which was produced by David Heyman, Amy Pascal, and Noah Baumbach. Baumbach’s crew includes composer Nicholas Britell, cinematographer Linus Sandgren, and editors Valerio Bonelli and Rachel Durance.
Christopher Scarabosio handled the sound, Mark Tildesley is the production designer, Jacqueline Durran is the costume designer, and the casting is by Douglas Aibel and Nina Gold.
“This is a story of him having to come to terms with other parts of his life besides the part that he’s been very successful at,” Clooney told the Netflix blog Tudum. “He’s coming to terms with the idea that maybe he hasn’t been such a great friend or father. He has just been really good at being a movie star.”
“It’s also about his relationships with people who have devoted a good portion of their adult lives to his success,” added Baumbach. “We see how Ron and Liz and everyone who surrounds Jay in his orbit [have] to sort of drop what they’re doing and go with him. Everyone in the movie, to some degree or another, is tasked with the simple and complex question of ‘How do we want to spend our lives?'”
“I know many Rons,” Sandler (Happy Gilmore 2) said about his character. “I’ve met a lot of nice people along the way who have helped me, thought of me, and put stuff aside in their lives to make sure that mine was going smoothly when I needed them.”
“This character has a lot more regrets than I would have, because, luckily for me, fame came much later in my life,” said Clooney (Wolfs). “I got to figure out how to live life before I figured out how to be famous, and I don’t think this character did.”
