Newest THE LOBSTER Trailer Don’t miss the new THE LOBSTER trailer! The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, and Ben Whishaw. THE LOBSTER will be released in theaters on May 13. A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.