--- description: The ensemble cast of 'Hail, Caesar!' will feature Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and more title: Early 2016 Release Date Set for Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13c47e41d5fa8a8b/69876383428a9e7cd6cc4d02/452012829.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Early 2016 Release Date Set for Coen Brothers' _Hail, Caesar!_ by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2014 5:30 PM CUT  Ethan Coen and Joel Coen speak during Meet The Filmmakers: "Inside Llewyn Davis" at the Apple Store Ethan Coen and Joel Coen speak during Meet The Filmmakers: "Inside Llewyn Davis" at the Apple StoreAstrid Stawiarz—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2014 5:30 PM CUT Universal Pictures let a few more details [slip](http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-coens-hail-caesar-sets-early-2016-release-date-official-synopsis-revealed-20141029?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter "undefined") out Wednesday about an upcoming flick by the Academy Award-winning filmmakers called _Hail, Caesar!_ Indiewire, which published Universal’s synopsis, reports the feature by Ethan and Joel Coen, of _Fargo_ and _No Country for Old Men_ fame, is set for a Feb. 5, 2016, release. The movie, which takes place toward the end of Hollywood’s Golden Age and “follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix,” will involve an all-star ensemble cast that includes Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. [_\[Indiewire_](http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-coens-hail-caesar-sets-early-2016-release-date-official-synopsis-revealed-20141029 "undefined")_\]_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3548861/corn-brothers-hail-caesar-movies-entertainment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3548861/corn-brothers-hail-caesar-movies-entertainment/"},"headline":"Early 2016 Release Date Set for Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar!","datePublished":"2014-10-30T17:30:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:07:57.059Z","description":"Ensemble cast will feature Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and more","url":"https://time.com/3548861/corn-brothers-hail-caesar-movies-entertainment/","keywords":["movies","film"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13c47e41d5fa8a8b/69876383428a9e7cd6cc4d02/452012829.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13c47e41d5fa8a8b/69876383428a9e7cd6cc4d02/452012829.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Filmmakers: Joel Coen And Ethan Coen, \"Inside Llewyn Davis\"","caption":"Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Filmmakers: Joel Coen And Ethan Coen, \"Inside Llewyn Davis\"","creditText":"Astrid Stawiarz—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3548861/corn-brothers-hail-caesar-movies-entertainment/","name":"Early 2016 Release Date Set for Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar!"}}]}] ```