Lou Diamond Phillips & Malcolm McDowell in Comedy ‘Et Tu’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
June 25, 2025
Source: YouTube
“For the good of the theatre…” Buffalo 8 has revealed an official trailer for an indie dark comedy called Et Tu, a reference to the classic line “Et tu, Brute?” from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. The film is the first feature film directed by Max Tzannes, and it premiered back in 2023 at the Heartland Film Festival. After making this, he went on to direct the meta bigfoot movie Found Footage: Patterson Project. Both films are just now releasing back-to-back this summer. A director is driven to madness during a regional production of Julius Caesar. Every night for the past three weeks Brent has had to watch an awful play; his awful play, along with a small audience of local patrons in an old theater you’ve never heard of. Fortunately for Brent, that old theater you’ve never heard of, employs a Janitor who’s been mopping the stage for a very long time; long enough to know a dark secret of the past that may help to rid Brent of his current troubles. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Malcolm McDowell, Antwone Barnes, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Rachel Alig, and Brennan Keel Cook. This looks clever and kooky and crazy! An indie discovery to watch out for.
Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Max Tzannes’ film Et Tu, direct from YouTube:
Brent (starring Lou Diamond Phillips) is not a happy director. For weeks, he’s had to watch an awful play – his awful play. Adding insult to injury, he’s convinced his wife is having an affair with his idiot leading man. Fortunately for Brent, the theater’s Janitor has been mopping the stage long enough to know a dark secret that may help rid him of his troubles. That is, so long as he’s willing to get some blood on his hands. Et Tu is written and directed by indie genre filmmaker Max Tzannes, who made his directorial debut with this before going on to make Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project as his second film, plus many other short films. Produced by Richard Berger, Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh, and Tyler Friesen. This initially premiered at the 2023 Heartland Film Festival a few years ago. Buffalo 8 will debut Tzannes’ Et Tu film in select US theaters starting on July 25th, 2025 coming soon this summer. Who wants to watch it?