In the trailer for The Friend, the emotional support animal comes in a large package. Based on the Sigrid Nunez novel, The Friend follows Iris (Naomi Watts), a writer and teacher, who is grieving the loss of her friend and mentor Walter (Bill Murray) when she learns that he has left her his dog,

David Siegel and Scott McGehee cowrote and co-directed the dramedy based on Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award-winning novel.

The Friend trailer flips a classic dog movie concern on its head. Instead of worrying that the dog is going to die at the end, it’s the dog’s owner who dies in the beginning. The rest of the trailer,

Naomi Watts and Bill Murray lead The Friend, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's novel about a woman who adopts her late best friend's Great Dane. Directed and written by David Siegel and Scott McGehee, The Friend sees Watts starring as Iris,