Tuesday Video: Trailer for “The Promised Land,” Gus Van Sant’s drama about fracking

Gus Van Sant is directing perhaps the first anti-fracking studio drama called “The Promised Land” with a cast that includes Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, and Hal Holbrook. The screenplay was co-written by Damon and Krasinski, based on a story by Dave Eggers.

From what I can tell, the plot has Damon’s corporate shill trying to take over a small town in the middle of fracking country only to be met with resitance from Krasinski’s environmentalist. As we know from documentaries like Gasland , fracking poses serious health and environmental risks. Plus, nobody can argue with Hal Holbrook.

Trailer after the jump.