Spoiler Alert Movie Trailer: Here’s Your First Look at the Film Adaptation of Michael Ausiello’s Memoir
Focus Features on Thursday released a trailer for Spoiler Alert, the film adaptation of TVLine founder Michael Ausiello’s 2017 memoir, Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies.
Those of you who have been following Michael’s reporting for any significant span of time are likely familiar with his memoir, which chronicles his husband Kit Cowan’s diagnosis with a rare and merciless form of neuroendocrine cancer and the 11 months that followed (leading to Kit’s passing in February 2015).
Sprinkled throughout Michael’s memoir are illuminating flashbacks to he and Kit’s 13+ years together.
As Aus once detailed, Kit was the unsung hero behind much of what he did, including here at TVLine. I for one will always remember the vintage Mario Bellini sofas that Kit procured (on loan from midcentury mecca Wyeth, he would always remind!) for one of our early video series.
All of which is a long way of saying…. I hope you will allow TVLine this rare departure from our editorial focus and share the trailer for Spoiler Alert, which will be a theatrical release (Dec. 2 in limited markets, before going wide on Dec. 16).
Directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage, the biographical drama stars Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) as Michael, Ben Aldridge (Pennyworth) as Kit, and Academy Award winner Sally Field as Kit’s mom. The cast also includes Bill Irwin, Antoni Porowski, Nikki M. James and Jeffery Self.
My heart is already breaking :(
A lot of us have followed Michael since his TVGuide days, and know how important this was for him. So happy for u Michael (and for Kit!)
I cried when I read the book, and I’m crying now watching the trailer. I can’t wait to see your’s and Kit’s lovestory on the screen Michael!!
I just finished listening to the audiobook. It was a really beautiful memoir. I’ll for sure see the movie.
So poignant. It must be quite cathartic for Michael and bittersweet. Congratulations on this achievement but so sorry for your loss.
It is such a beautiful book. I’m very excited for the movie. And so happy for Michael that he gets to introduce more people to Kit.
I’m sobbing. This looks amazing.
Oh Michael, make me cry! I can’t wait to see this. And Jim captured you so perfectly in this! I never knew Kit, but I’m sure Ben did so as well! It’s so amazing that you made the rom-com/holiday drama that was your life with Kit and made it into a best-selling memoir and now a feature film! As an early day baby Gay Ausiello, I am so thankful for you always being a positive light for the LGBT tv nerds like myself!
This looks great! Brought a tear to my eye because I remember when Michael posted about Kit’s passing. Can’t believe it was seven years ago. Looking forward to the movie.
Im crying watching the trailer…so moving and beautiful. I cant wait to see the movie.
I hope the memior and movie help heal your heart a little bit, thank you for sharing your and Kit’s story with us.
Looking forward to this. Been an avid follower of the site thru transitions, and followed Michael and Matt when TVLINE was born. This story was devastating as it played out.
That said, I hope Michael has a cameo sitting with Keri Russell sitting at a table in the background somewhere in the movie. We will be watching ;)
Wow! Well done, Michael, and thanks for sharing, Matt.
This looks incredible, the book was so beautiful and I look forward to seeing it on the big screen. I’m so excited for Michael! Thanks for breaking protocol and sharing this with us here.
This made me cry, but I can’t wait to see this film. This must be such a bittersweet moment for Michael and Kit’s family.
Oh man I had no idea this was happening. This looks so beautiful, can’t wait to see it and cry buckets!
That was a really good trailer! I read the book (was actually at the first book signing in New York) and it was incredibly well written. Can’t wait to see this, but that sounds really odd because it was only made because of real life events…which I wish had not happened. So yeah.
This looks great!
Can’t wait to see it.
Speechless….just speechless.
Was just recommending the book to a friend the other day. Really looking forward to watching this <33
Now I’ll need to get the tissues out again, I cried uncontrollably when reading the novel. Very well written but sad book and my heart breaks for Michael all over again. Will be going to see this.
I have been waiting for this for so long. Michael, it looks lovely. I am already crying.
I have been waiting for this and the tears are flowing from the preview. The beautiful book that Michael wrote is truly a love letter to their life and marriage which looks to be captured in the movie. Congrats Michael, these actors have captured you and Kit and done him proud. I can’t wait to see the movie.
The trailer alone broke my heart. It looks beautiful and so well done.
I’ll be there. With plenty of tissues.
I have followed you from TV Guide over to your own website. Loved your Gilmore Girls cameos SO MUCH! This is very exciting and I congratulate you.
I hope the movie allows your story to be told to a wider audience. Some stories just have to be told and have to be heard.
Im gonna be a full bag of tears when i see this, just from the trailer, im crying