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Sure to be in the thick of things come Oscar season, Fox Searchlight and New Regency have released the first trailer for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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‘s next film “Birdman” starring Michael Keaton.

Emma Stone, Edward Norton and Zach Galifianakis also star in the pic about a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero and must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.

The pic bows on Oct. 17, 2014.

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