CHAPPAQUIDDICK Trailer Debut Witness the first CHAPPAQUIDDICK trailer! The film, directed by John Curran (Tracks, Stone), stars Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Olivia Thirlby, Ed Helms, Jim Gaffigan, and Bruce Dern. CHAPPAQUIDDICK will be released in theaters on April 6, 2018. Ted Kennedy’s life and political career become derailed after he is involved in a fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.