Gifted — Trailer

source:   foxsearchlight.com, youtube.com

added: Tue, Nov 1st '16

Hey, what d'ya know: Captain America is now raising a little math genius.

Check out the first trailer for the heart-warming drama "Gifted," starring Chris Evans as an easy-going Floridian who, after the untimely death of his sister, takes on the task of caring for his 7-year-old niece (played by Mckenna Grace; TV's Designated Survivor), only to realize the girl is a math prodigy. While determined to give the child a normal life, Evans is thrust into an ugly custody battle with the girl's exploitive grandmother (Lindsay Duncan).

Jenny Slate, Glenn Plummer, and Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer co-star.

Helmed by "500 Days of Summer" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" director Marc Webb, "Gifted" will be hitting theaters April 12, 2017.

synopsis:
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) - in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank’s formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary’s landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary’s teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.

 

directed by   Marc Webb

starring   Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate, Glenn Plummer

release date   April 12, 2017