Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Clint Eastwood's The Mule. This movie is based on a crazy true story about a real-life drug mule who was pushing 90-years-old. Not only is Eastwood putting his skills as a director to use behind the camera for this one, but it marks a return to acting for the Hollywood icon, who hasn't turned in a performance since 2012's Trouble With the Curve and looks like it could easily be his most compelling role in a very long time. This appears to be a match made in heaven, based on this first footage.

The trailer kicks off with a tense sequence that gets right to the point, with Clint Eastwood looking at a huge bag of drugs in his pickup truck on the side of the road. A friendly cop asks if he needs any assistance and, unfortunately, his drug dogs,...