‘Bad Education’ Trailer Promises Hugh Jackman Crime Movie Won’t Be a “Puff Piece”

HBO has released a full-length teaser for its upcoming Hugh Jackman movie Bad Education, which finds the former X-Men star playing a very different kind of mutant — a crooked superintendent of schools in a small Long Island community.

Directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds), Bad Education is based on the true story of Frank Tassone, who works in the Roslyn School District alongside his trusted assistant superintendent Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney).

He’s beloved by students, parents and teachers alike, but when a plucky student reporter (Geraldine Viswanathan) decides to dig deep into some shady expense reports, she begins …

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