Get your gallery invites ready — Neon has officially unveiled the trailer for The Christophers, the latest slick drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. The film first premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, quietly making waves before slipping off the festival circuit radar. Now it’s gearing up for a theatrical release on April 10, 2026, and if the trailer is anything to go by, this one’s got deception, dysfunction, and deliciously dry humor written all over it.
At the center of the chaos is legendary actor Ian McKellen as Julian Sklar — once a shining star of London’s 1960s and ’70s pop art explosion, now a relic of his former brilliance. Julian hasn’t painted in decades and has been flat broke for years, living off reputation and resentment. He’s the kind of artist who still commands myth but can’t pay the electricity bill. And that’s exactly where his opportunistic children see, well… opportunity.
Enter the estranged heirs, played by James Corden and Jessica Gunning. Desperate to secure an inheritance before their father’s legacy (and life) runs out, they hatch a morally flexible plan: hire a professional to finish his long-abandoned masterpieces. Because nothing says family devotion like a carefully orchestrated art forgery.
That’s where Michaela Coel steps in as Lori Butler — an art restorer and former forger with the skills to pull off the ultimate creative resurrection. Posing as a prospective assistant, Lori gains access to eight unfinished canvases buried deep in storage. The scheme? Complete the works, return them to hiding, and let them be “discovered” after Julian’s death — instantly boosting their value and securing the siblings’ payday. It’s inheritance planning with a criminal twist.
The screenplay comes from frequent Soderbergh collaborator Ed Solomon, promising sharp dialogue and layered moral gray zones. If Soderbergh’s past work has taught us anything, it’s that he loves characters operating in ethically slippery spaces — and The Christophers looks poised to continue that tradition. The trailer teases tension between authenticity and ambition, art and commerce, legacy and greed.
With its blend of biting satire, family drama, and art-world intrigue, The Christophers might just be one of spring 2026’s most intriguing theatrical releases. Is it a heist film disguised as a family drama? A commentary on the commodification of art? Or simply a wickedly entertaining con story anchored by powerhouse performances? We’ll find out when Neon unveils the masterpiece — or forgery — in theaters this April.
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