Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’
The upcoming film “Rumours,” starring Cate Blanchett, starts off criticizing world leaders in a way most political satires would — and then it turns down the wit and turns up the absurdity
By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Published - Oct 16, 2024, 01:21 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:17 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find an upcoming film weirder than “Rumours.”
The biting commentary on the emptiness of political statements and the performances politicians put on starts off as a straight political satire focusing on the G7 world leaders, but then slips into a world of slow-yet-terrifying zombies; a mysterious, giant brain found in the middle of a forest with unexplained origins; and an AI chatbot bent on sexual entrapment.
It goes from provocative to absurd within a few short scenes, with the G7 leaders no longer the subject of criticism, but the butt of the joke.
And that’s kind of the whole point, according to its star and executive producer, Cate Blanchett.
