《The Gallerist》(The Gallerist) made a corpse the protagonist of the art exhibition

In the lively scene of Art Basel in Miami, a gallery owner who couldn't stand it decided to put an unexpected corpse into an installation art.Roadside Attractions has released the official trailer for Yan Yuqian's new film - The Gallerist, starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega as the boss and her assistant respectively.The film will be released in some theaters in the United States on December 4, 2026.

Portman plays Paulina, who is eager to prove herself in the art world and is unwilling to fall from the upper class society.After breaking up with her partner, she faced increasing financial pressure.Ortega plays her assistant Kiki, and the two pass off an art critic who died unexpectedly as the centerpiece of Polina's first exhibition.

Guests were arriving one after another, and Internet celebrities and police officers also gathered in the gallery.While they were covering up the truth, they were trying to sell the “work”.The trailer also contains dialogue that goes straight to the heart of patriarchy.

The cast also stars Sterling K. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Damien Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Daniel Brühl and Charli XCX.

Producers include Rae Baron, Zola Elgart Glassman, Jonathan King, Sophie Mas, Tom McCarthy, Portman and Ash Sarohia.

Yan previously directed Dead Pigs and Birds of Prey & the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, and also filmed short films and an episode of Succession.The screenplay for 《The Gallerist》 was written by her with James Pedersen.

The film will premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.FirstShowing writer Alex Billington gave a sharply negative review in the preview report: He believed that the film was not funny, that the problems with the script carried over to the finished film, and said that it received poor reviews during the film festival.Although he enjoys seeing someone satirize the art world's bravado, he still ranks the film as not recommended.