First REBEL IN THE RYE Trailer Experience the first REBEL IN THE RYE trailer! The film, written and directed by Danny Strong, stars Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Zoey Deutch, Sarah Paulson, Lucy Boynton, and Victor Garber. REBEL IN THE RYE will be released in theaters on September 15. The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.