Yahoo! Movies has launched the trailer premiere for “Lucky Them”, Toni Collette’s un-romantic comedy, which will receive a limited release in the United States on May 30. It’s been a long time since Toni’s been featured that much in a trailer, so it’s exciting to see – at the same time I hope that the limited release won’t mean that no one will get to see it. You can watch the trailer in the video archive with additional information below.

Rock stars have the worst luck around Toni Collette. In 1998’s “Velvet Goldmine,” she played the wife of ’70s glam rock star Brian Slade, who faked his assassination and disappeared into anonymity. Now she’s on the trail of another disappearing rocker from a very different musical era in the upcoming “Lucky Them.” Collette plays Ellie Klug, a rock journalist whose career is hanging by a thread when she gets the assignment to track down missing Seattle music icon Matthew Smith. It’s a complicated task, because Smith hasn’t been seen in a decade and he’s Klug’s ex-boyfriend. Helping her in her pursuit is Charlie (Thomas Haden Church), a former software mogul trying to reinvent himself as a documentary filmmaker. Where “Goldmine” flashed back two decades to the glam rock world of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, “Lucky Them” uses a similar gap in time to re-examine the grunge era of Kurt Cobain (who died 20 years ago next week). The film is also semi-autobiographical in nature, with Collette playing a role inspired by the film’s co-writer Emily Wachtel (who wrote under the pen name “Ellie Klug”). Also starring Oliver Platt and Ahna O’Reilly, “Lucky Them” opens in select theaters on May 30.

Article courtesy Metro News Canada: Toni Collette says she feels somewhat disheartened by the male-dominated world of filmmaking and is pleased about the group of women driving her new feature, “Lucky Them.” Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, the movie – about a journalist trying to track down a former musician-boyfriend in order to pen an article on him – boasts a female screenwriter (Emily Wachtel), director (Megan Griffiths) and executive producer (Joanne Woodward). “I don’t want to be sexist commenting on it, but you know I have to say I’m getting to a point where I am frustrated by the male dominance in this industry, so (this team) was a good thing, and is a good thing and there should be more women doing it,” Collette said in an interview. “I think we’re all pretty proud to have worked on something so female-oriented – not that it’s just for women, this movie. … All the right people came together.” “Lucky Them” features Collette as troubled Seattle music critic Ellie Klug, who is under pressure from her boss (Oliver Platt) to land a big story. In her quest to find her former flame, she’s joined by Charlie, an eccentric aspiring documentary maker (played with aplomb by Thomas Haden Church). The complete article can be read here.

The first reviews and reactions on “Lucky Them” are pouring in, including some cameo news (probably a spoiler, so watch out): Accordint to The Seattle Times, A little bit of Seattle came to the Toronto International Film Festival last night, and got a standing ovation. Megan Griffiths’ “Lucky Them,” a sweet and wise romantic comedy about a rock journalist (Toni Collette) looking for the musician boyfriend who disappeared long ago, had its world premiere at the Isabel Bader Theater, and it’s definitely a crowd-pleasing hit. Cinematographer Ben Kutchins captures the night neon of Capitol Hill and the Market and turns it into a wonderland, and Collette and Thomas Haden Church (as a friend who aids her in her search – by making a documentary out of it) make a marvelous screwball comedy duo. I saw Griffiths at the post-screening party and she was having a wonderful time, as was writer/producer Emily Watchtel – who spent 11 years getting this project made. Expect distribution buzz to start soon, maybe even today.

And The Malaysia Sun has the following bit: The Toronto Film Festival was reportedly surprised to see Johnny Depp on the screen during the world premiere of Toni Collette’s movie ‘Lucky Them’. The 50-year old American actor who has a cameo in the movie, which is about a rock journalist assigned to hunt down her former flame, a long-unseen and revered musician, stunned the audience as his appearance wasn’t mentioned in the advance press materials for the movie, the New York Post reported. The ‘Lone Ranger’ star was spotted in March on the film’s set in tiny Carnation, Washington, where he had serenaded fans with a guitar.

Wow, that I call a fast movie. The Toronto International Film Festival announced additions to their Galas and Special Presentations programs, and among them is “Lucky Them”, a film that was shot this January. “Lucky Them” tells the story of Ellie Klug (Toni Collette), a rock journalist who is tasked with the painful assignment of exploring her own past. Joined by eccentric would-be documentarian Charlie (Thomas Haden Church), Ellie sets out on an emotional treasure hunt in order to finally rid herself of her “ghosts” and get on with her life. Toni’s other film at TIFF will be “Enough Said”. The full schedule will be announced on August 20. Three pictures from the film have been added to the gallery.

According to Deadline, Toni Collette will be starring in “Lucky Them”, the film that Paul Newman was working on when he passed away in 2008. The “un-romantic comedy” about a female rock journalist on assignment to hunt down her musician ex-boyfriend began filming in Seattle last weekend on Newman’s birthday — January 26th. Newman’s wife Joanne Woodward signed on to executive produce the picture last year to help its cause. Thomas Haden Church plays the elusive ex, with Oliver Platt, Ryan Eggold and Ahna O’Reilly rounding out the supporting cast. Newman had hoped to cameo in the film and gave notes on the project, inspiring Woodward to get involved. The semi-autobiographical script is by Emily Wachtel and Huck Botko; Woodward, Wachtel, and Amy Hobby (who previously produced Sam Shepard’s doc Shepard & Dark) are producing alongside Adam Gibbs with Peer Pedersen executive producing. Megan Griffiths is directing.