Andrew Garfield Stars as Crazy YouTuber Who Does Anything for the Fame

Andrew Garfield plays the main role of Link in the film Mainstream directed by Gia Coppola (Palo Alto). His colleague number one is Maya Hawke (Ethan Hawk's daughter; you might remember her from the last season of the Stranger Things series). Maya portrays Frankie, a young girl who thinks she's on her way to become a famous internet celebrity. Nevertheless, Link is about to change all of that.

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They film short videos together, which end up making them extremely popular. Soon they find themselves under the wings of a large platform that keeps expecting more and more from them. Link, Frankie and their friends quickly discover that life in this bubble is far from ideal. Because of their new lifestyle, they must sacrifice much more than just time and energy.

Mainstream explores the dark side of video production and YouTuber lifestyle. In addition to Hawke and Garfield, there's also appearances by actors such as Nat Wolff (The Stand) and Johnny Knoxville (Bad Grampa). The film will hit theaters on May 7th. On the same day, you'll also be able to buy it online (VoD).