Love & Mercy - Teaser Trailer

In the mid-1960s, The Beach Boys were at the top of their game. Having released ten classic albums, a young songwriter and leader of the band, Brian Wilson (Paul Dano), was preparing to create the greatest album in history. His aggressive pursuit of the perfect sound for the band's eleventh studio album, 'Pet Sounds', had a negative effect on his psychological well-being. Almost two decades later in the 1980s, Wilson (John Cusack) is trapped in his own mind, sedated by medication and a troubled psychiatrist. But a young woman, Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks), believes that she can restore him to the great man he once was, through a mixture of Love and Mercy.

'Love & Mercy' takes its name from Brian Wilson's 1988 single, and opening track for his self-titled solo album from the same year. The film was first proposed in 1988, but were put on hold due to the release of two other movies about the Beach Boys, which were later criticised for their inaccuracies. 'Love & Mercy' was officially announced to be in production in 2011, before making its first appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7th September 2014, with a US theatrical release date of 5th June 2015.