Magic Comes to Life in Trailer for Kate Tsang’s ‘Marvelous and the Black Hole’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comSasha Urban editorYou’re never too old to believe in magic.That’s the guiding philosophy behind writer-director Kate Tsang’s “Marvelous and the Black Hole,” which tells the story of a young delinquent who forms an unlikely friendship with an older magician.
FilmRise has given Variety exclusive access to the trailer for the film (above), which opens in select theaters on April 22.The coming-of-age comedy tells the story of Sammy (Miya Cech), a Chinese American teenager who keeps acting out in the wake of family trouble.
She meets Margot (Rhea Perlman), a professional magician who’s old enough to be her grandmother, and the odd couple change each other’s lives for the better.Tsang said the film, which premiered to rave reviews at Sundance last year, was inspired by her own experiences. “Much of Margot and Sammy’s relationship was inspired by my relationship with my grandfather,” Tsang said. “He helped raise me after my parents’ divorce.
At night, he would tell stories to help me sleep. Stories that I would later realize were his own horrifying experiences with the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong that he transformed into wondrous and cathartic fairy tales.
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