A violent ex-con connects with a troubled young man in the first domestic trailer for the upcoming adaptation Joe, following the international trailer that debuted last month. Nicolas Cage stars as Joe Ransom, who shows a whole new side to his hardened persona when meeting a troubled young boy (Tye Sheridan). In addition, we also have the new poster for director David Gordon Green's adaptation of Larry Brown's novel, which hits theaters April 11.

A gripping mix of friendship, violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary South in this adaptation of Larry Brown's novel, celebrated at once for its grit and its deeply moving core. Directed by David Gordon Green, Joe film brings Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage back to his indie roots in the title role as the hard-living, hot-tempered, ex-con Joe Ransom, who is just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble - until he meets a hard-luck kid, (Mud's Tye Sheridan) who awakens in him a fierce and tender-hearted protector. With a screenplay by Gary Hawkins, Joe is based on the novel by the late Larry Brown (Big Bad Love, Facing the Moon), the former Mississippi firefighter renowned for his powerful, gothic storytelling and universal themes of honor, desperation and moral rectitude.