Daniel Radcliffe embodies Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings
John Krokidas’ feature film debut Kill Your Darlings is going to make a name for the man. Krokidas is tackling a “based on a true story” murder tale involving Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster), and Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan). Two full-length trailers for the film recently debuted, and they paint a picture of seduction and reckless beat generation adventure.
Watch the trailers for Kill Your Darlings after the jump.
The first trailer is fairly somber and straightforward:
While the second trailer is more scattered and adventurous:
Here’s an official synopsis for the film:
KILL YOUR DARLINGS is the previously untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston) and William Burroughs (Ben Foster) at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that would lead to their Beat Revolution. This is the true story of friendship and murder that led to the birth of an entire generation.
Kill Your Darlings stars Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Cross, Elizabeth Olsen, and Kyra Sedgwick. It opens in theaters October 18th.