First trailer for Michael Keaton as Birdman

The first trailer has landed for Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s black comedy starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor famed for once playing an iconic superhero called “Birdman.” With his career stalled, Keaton’s character attempts to revive his livelihood by staging his own Broadway play, only to find himself hamstrung by family issues and his own ego.

The film co-stars Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan and Andrea Riseborough. Birdman will open in the UK on 2 January 2015.

Check out the teaser trailer for Birdman, below.