by Alex Billington
June 29, 2026
Source: YouTube
“A small piece is all it takes…” Angel Studios has revealed their full official trailer for the movie Hershey, a retelling of the origin story of the famous Hershey chocolate company located in Pennsylvania. This actual trailer is a major improvement over the original teaser, which was so bad it seemed like a fake movie. This trailer promises rich & engaging story, about a candy maker hitting his stride creating tasty milk chocolate right when everyone didn’t care much about eating chocolate. It began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in as a candy shop in 1873, evolved into a caramel company in 1883, with Hershey Chocolate as its subsidiary. The very first Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar was created in 1900. The film depicts this history of The Hershey Co, built by its founder Milton & his wife Kitty, and how their vision changed the world. I’m sure it did. A film by Mark Waters, the main cast features Finn Wittrock as Milton S. Hershey, Alexandra Daddario as Catherine “Kitty” Hershey, Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, David Costabile, Heléne Yorke. Obviously this is just one big marketing movie designed to make the story of Hershey look even more inspiring so they can sell more chocolate today, but at least this final footage doesn’t look that bad anymore. Have a piece below.
Here’s the main official trailer for Mark Waters’ Hershey origin story, direct from Angel’s YouTube:
“Just about everyone knows the Hershey name through chocolate, but what immediately drew me to Milton’s story were the obstacles & struggles he overcame to achieve his success. And then, unlike many wealthy men of his time (and ours), he chose to share that success with the working people and the community around him. That spirit, embodied by the love story between Milton & Catherine Hershey, is the core of our movie, and led to the creation of the still-thriving Milton Hershey School.” –Director Mark Waters
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Mark Waters’ Hershey movie right here for the first look again.
The story of how one couple’s vision started a chocolate empire – and through it, changed the world. From director Mark Waters, Hershey brings to life the powerful story of a man who overcame early failure to build one of the world’s most iconic brands. Hershey is directed by American filmmaker Mark Waters, director of many hit movies including The House of Yes, Head Over Heels, Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Just Like Heaven, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Eva Adams, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mr Popper’s Penguins, Vampire Academy, Bad Santa 2, Magic Camp, He’s All That, Mother of the Bride, and La Dolce Villa most recently. The screenplay is written by T.M. Hayes & Sharon Paul; from a story by Sharon Paul, Mark Waters, Will Hardy, Bubba Fulcher. Produced by Mary Aloe, Joshua Harris, Sharon Paul, Mark Tilghman, and Will Hardy. Angel Studios releases the Hershey movie in theaters at Thanksgiving 2026 in November this fall.
