'The Roses' Trailer Presents Benedict Cumberbatch vs. Olivia Colman

Our first look at buzzy feature film The Roses is here, and it's essentially got awards-bait written all over it. From the star-studded cast, led by Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Thing with Feathers) and Oscar winner Olivia Colman (Wicked Little Letters), to its buzzy pedigree, everything about the movie (except its slightly confusing August release date) looks like it's destined to not only gain significant critical attention, but appeal to that very specific audience demographic that likes so-called "movies for adults".

Based on the novel of the same name by Warren Adler, the original The War of the Roses was both a critical and box office success. The thirteenth highest-grossing film of 1989, it also earned three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Comedy. The film reteamed Romancing the Stone stars Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner for a much darker and more biting project. The duo played Oliver and Barbara Rose, a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. But when their relationship begins to crumble, their belongings — specifically their lavish mansion — become the center of their increasingly vicious divorce battle.

Helmed by Danny DeVito, the original film is surprisingly violent (both emotionally and physically) and hails from a time when divorce looked a bit different than it does today. It was still shocking, then, the idea that women who sacrificed their own professional lives to support their husbands' career successes might deserve some compensation for it. The movie is most frequently billed as a battle of the sexes as original characters Oliver and Barbara battle for control of their lavish house, but it's one in which neither can win, and the only people who truly triumph are the lawyers.