Magnolia Pictures has released the first teaser trailer and poster for director David Gordon Green’s (Pineapple Express) upcoming dramedy Prince Avalanche.  The film stars Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch and follows two workers as they spend their summer repainting traffic lines in the middle of a country highway.  I caught the pic at Sundance and it's a wonderfully peculiar film with two fantastic performances from Rudd and Hirsch.  There are literally only four characters that appear onscreen in the entire movie, with Rudd and Hirsch sharing the lion's share of the pic's screentime alone.  It's really the perfect blend of Green's indie and commercial comedy sensibilities, as the film's scenes alternate between hilarity and heartbreak.  This trailer does a nice job of showcasing the chemistry between Rudd and Hirsch while playing up the pic's funnier moments, but there are plenty of nice dramatic beats to be found in the full feature as well. Hit the jump to watch the trailer, and click here to read Matt’s review of the film from Sundance.  Prince Avalanche will be available in theaters and on VOD August 9th. Click over to Apple to watch in HD. [EMBED_YT]https://www.youtube.com/embed/KPwXvHjoRp4[/EMBED_YT] Here’s the official synopsis for Prince Avalanche:

An odd couple of sorts, meditative and stern Alvin and his girlfriend’s brother, Lance, dopey and insecure, leave the city behind to spend the summer in solitude repainting traffic lines down the center of a country highway ravaged by wildfire. As they sink into their job in the remarkable landscape, they learn more than they want to about each other and their own limitations. An unlikely friendship develops through humor and nasty exchanges, leading to surprising affection. Adapted from Icelandic film Either Way, Prince Avalanche is driven by wonderful performances by Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, and Lance LeGault. Writer/director David Gordon Green gets back to his independent roots with this character study, which shows his knack for realistically capturing people and finding meaning in their lives and dreams. With a soundtrack by Explosions in the Sky and David Wingo and gorgeous cinematography by Tim Orr, Prince Avalanche bucks convention by exploring male bonding in a refreshingly genuine way.