THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN Trailer Debut Check out the first THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN trailer! The film, directed by Xavier Dolan (Mommy), stars Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Thandie Newton, Michael Gambon, Kathy Bates, Sarah Gadon, Ben Schnetzer, and Susan Sarandon. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN will be released in theaters on the US in a date TBD. A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.