"Excellent" Australian comedy The Fox shows Olivia Colman as you've never seen her before

A new trailer for Olivia Colman's next movie has been released, and it shows the actor in a role that fans may not be expecting.

Described as "excellent" by Variety in the promo, The Fox is an Australian comedy that sees Colman portraying a rogue fox who is caught by Nick, played by Jai Courtney. The fox tells Nick that if he lets her live, she will help save his relationship with his fiancée Kori (Emily Browning).

Nick agrees and, as instructed, pushes Kori into a magic hole to turn her into the perfect partner – but unusual things happen afterwards that leave him perhaps regretting the decision to listen to the fox.

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Early reviews have praised the movie, with Film Festival Today writing: “There’s a consistency of tone that carries the viewer through, and a delight in the dramatic mayhem that proves infectious, largely thanks to the very talented and game cast.”

Warped Perspective added: “The Fox is achingly funny from the very start.”

"The Fox is an amusingly feral dark comedy that tackles themes of gender politics and male entitlement in fun and sometimes unpredictable fashion, with the delightful addition of Olivia Colman as the titular predator," Film Feeder said.

Jurassic Park star Sam Neill also features in the film, portraying a magpie. It is one of the final movie roles in the actor's career. Neill died aged 78 after contracting pneumonia in July, just months after revealing he had beaten cancer.

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Claudia Doumit, Damon Herriman, Miranda Otto, and Zlatko Burić are also part of The Fox's cast. The movie was written, directed and edited by Dario Russo.

While it is set to be released in cinemas Down Under on 4 December, there is currently no UK release date.

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