Boss turned stepdad? ? On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for the comedy film A Family Affair, out June 28, starring Zac Efron, Joey King, and Nicole Kidman in a less-than-ideal work-family situation.
The trailer opens with a scene of King’s character Zara — a day-to-day assistant to actor Chris Cole (Efron) — letting out a freaked-out yelp and passing out after walking in on her mom, Brooke (Kidman), in bed with Chris.
“Name the movie I won a Teen Choice Award for,” Efron tells Zara to make sure she’s conscious. Her response? She flips him off. “She’s fine!” he adds.
Soundtracked by Kim Petras’ “Minute,” the trailer teases several steamy scenes between Chris and Brooke as they fall in love — even though Zara isn’t having it. “After two years of being his assistant, I know him very well. He’s self-absorbed and selfish,” says Zara of Chris. “He’s going to hurt her, and I will have to kill him.”
But Brooke is set on following her heart despite her daughter’s warnings. “I love being your mother more than anything in this world, but I am starting to feel things that I never thought I would feel again,” Brooke tells Zara. “Not since your father!”
“You did not just say that!” Zara yells back.
Kathy Bates also makes an appearance in the role of Zara’s grandmother, offering her some wise words of advice: “Your mom, she might also be a woman. It’s her life.”
A Family Affair was written by Carrie Solomon and directed by Richard LaGravenese. The film was produced by Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Alyssa Altman. It also stars Liza Koshy and Shirley MacLaine.
This year, Efron also starred in Ricky Stanicky with John Cena. Meanwhile, Kidman will voice Queen Elsmere in Spellbound later this year after playing Queen Atlanna in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom last year. For her part, King exec-produced and stars in The Uglies set to release later this year.
Michaela Coel in ‘The Christophers.’Claudette Barius/NEON
