Gus Van Sant’s ‘Promised Land’ with Matt Damon Debuts a Trailer

“This town, this life… it’s dying.” Focus Features has unveiled the first trailer for Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land, a contemporary drama that explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge. Still interested? The cast is lead by Matt Damon playing Steve Butler, a salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason played by Frances McDormand, to close deals in a key rural town for his corporate natural gas company. There he encounters John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook and the lovable Rosemarie DeWitt, locals who oppose them and change his life. Charming. Watch the first trailer for Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land, in high def from Apple (via The Film Stage): An ace corporate salesman (Matt Damon) for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small rural town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available local resources. Promised Land …