Official Trailer
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- Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Naoimh Whelton
- May 29th 2026
- 98
- John Carney
Wedding singer Rick Power has to fight for the truth and a songwriting credit when a pop star steals his track.
Irish filmmaker John Carney has previously brought us heartwarming music-filled movies like Once and Sing Street and now he’s delivered another one in the form of Power Ballad.
The film revolves around a conflict between Rick Power (Paul Rudd), a rock musician-turned-wedding singer, and Danny Wilson (Nick Jonas), a former boy band star trying to be taken seriously as a solo artist.
They meet one night at a wedding and stay up until the early hours jamming on the piano and guitar, coming up with new music and listening to each other’s works in progress.
Six months later, Rick hears the track he has been working on for years, How to Write a Song (Without You), on the radio, and realises that Danny took his melody and chorus without permission and without giving him a song-writing credit.
Rick tries to explore his legal options, but with no proof that the worldwide smash is his creation, he has to take matters into...
