First FREEHELD Trailer Experience the first FREEHELD trailer! The film, directed by Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Raising Victor Vargas), stars Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Josh Charles, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna, and Steve Carell. FREEHELD will be released in theaters on October 2. New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester’s pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.