Over the weekend, director Trey Edward Shults surprised fans at the Stanley Film Festival with the world premiere of his filmIt Comes At Night, which hits theaters nationwide June 9. For those who weren’t in attendance at the Oregon-based event this past weekend, A24 has debuted a brand new trailer and poster for this upcoming thriller. In a summer movie season that is somewhat light on scares,It Comes At Nightcould be thebreakout horror hitfans are waiting for in the next few months.
Imagine the end of the world. Now imagine something worse. Award-winning filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his breakout debutKrishawith thepsychological horrorthrillerIt Comes At Night, centering on a teenaged boy (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) as he grapples with mounting terrors, external and otherwise, in the aftermath of an unnamed cataclysm. This new trailer fromA24takes fans inside this terrifying environment.
Secure within a desolate home with his vigilant, protective and heavily armed parents (Joel Edgerton and Carmen Ejogo), 17-year-old Travis navigates fear, grief and paranoia amidscarce resourcesas a desperate young couple (Christopher Abbott and Riley Keough) seeks refuge in his family home with their young child. Despite the best intentions of both families, panic and mistrust boil over as the horrors of the outside world creep ever closer. But they are nothing compared to the horrors within, where Travis discovers that his father’s commitment to protecting the family may cost him his soul.
The minimalist supporting cast is rounded out by Griffin Robert Faulkner, David Pendleton, Mick O’Rourke and Chase Joliet. Trey Edward Shults directs from his own screenplay, with David Kaplan and Andrea Roa producing. Thehorror-thrillerwill go up against Universal’sThe Mummyin wide release on June 9, which also falls between who more potential summer blockbusters, Warner Bros.‘Wonder Womanon June 2 and Pixar’sCars 3on June 16.It Comes At Nightwas recently moved to this new date from August 25, where it would have faced four newcomers in a crowded weekend,All Saints,Polaroid,Tulip FeverandVilla Capri.
Trey Edward Shultswon the National Board of Review’s award for Best Directorial Debut for his debut featureKrisha, which was based on his own short film of the same name, and hit theaters in limited release last spring.Joel Edgertonwill next be seen in theNetflix thrillerentitledBright, where he stars alongside Will Smith. Take a look at the new trailer and poster forIt Comes at Nightbelow.
