‘Clashing Through the Snow’ Trailer Turns Christopher Briney and Michelle Randolph Into Holiday Rivals

Every holiday season needs a feel-good road trip, and ‘Clashing Through the Snow’ is built to be Prime Video’s version. The film has been billed as a ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ for today’s generation, with two work rivals stuck on the same cross-country journey. Even before a single frame was released, the pitch alone had fans circling it on their holiday calendars.

The casting helped. Christopher Briney arrived fresh off the end of the hit show ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’, while Michelle Randolph was coming off ‘Landman’, ‘1923’ and ‘Scream 7’, and the pair were pictured with a clapperboard when Prime Video announced filming had begun in March. Early set photos from New York City, with Christmas decorations in the background, only added to the anticipation.

Now the wait is nearly over. Prime Video has released the official trailer for ‘Clashing Through the Snow’, a 2 minute and 18 second first look at the film starring Briney and Randolph, which premieres on Prime Video on November 23. It is the first full trailer for a film that was only announced earlier this year, and it finally shows the chemistry the two leads have to carry.

The official trailer for ‘CLASHING THROUGH THE SNOW’ starring Christopher Briney and Michelle Randolph has been released. Premieres November 23 on Prime Video. https://t.co/3nzVIsXrQJ

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The story follows rival publishing editors Ryan Mitchell, played by Briney, and Hannah Hendricks, played by Randolph. A holiday snowstorm strands them at the airport, forcing them to share a rental car for a cross-country race to New York. The catch is that they are secretly competing for the same career-saving book deal.

The trailer opens with a narrator introducing Hannah and Ryan, then lays out the premise and shows the pair bickering about who is better at their job. It then makes clear that everything goes wrong for the duo, which is exactly what a road-trip rom-com needs. The film is also set to land among the other holiday titles arriving on Prime Video that same day, as part of a November slate that also includes ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3.

Beyond the 2 leads, the film has a lively supporting cast. Lukas Gage, Julia Fox, PJ Byrne, Andrew Schulz, Zarna Garg and Tan France all appear, and Paris Hilton plays a stylized version of herself.

That mix of comedians, reality stars and actors adds plenty of comic firepower, though the director has been clear about where the film sits. Carlson Young told Swooon that, unlike ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’, the film leans more into the rom-com genre than straight-up comedy. She also recalled an elaborate Christmas mall set that was built for the shoot.

Young, who previously directed ‘Upgraded’, is behind the camera, working from a script by Daniel Mackey and Rebecca Ewing, the writers of the 2021 Netflix romantic comedy ‘Love Hard’. The film is produced by McG and Mary Viola of Wonderland Sound and Vision, with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment also producing, for Amazon MGM Studios.

Production began in early March, with shooting taking place around New York City, including the Upper West Side of Manhattan. By October, the film had moved into post-production, and the release date was later set for November 23. For a project whose leads were announced in January, that is a fast turnaround.

For Briney, the film is his first big post-‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ project, and for Randolph it is reportedly her first leading film role in a streaming rom-com. Randolph is no stranger to festive fare, having appeared in the 2018 TV movie ‘A Snow White Christmas’, while Briney is a Connecticut native heading into his first Christmas movie. Prime Video has leaned into the holiday spirit early, and the trailer suggests a film with a clear sense of humor about its own premise.

The real test will be whether the chemistry between Ryan and Hannah can carry a story that mostly takes place on the road. With less than 2 weeks to go, fans will find out soon enough.

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