While many of the hottest upcoming movies are releasing new footage during the Super Bowl, Paramount Pictures is getting a head start on all of them by debuting a new TV spot forAnnihilation. The studio saved roughly $5 million by debuting this TV spot before the Super Bowl, although with just a few week left until the February 23 release date, it remains to be seen how much more footage from this sci-fi thriller starringNatalie Portmanwill be released, but it’s possible this could be one of the early sleeper hits of the year.
Based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-sellingSouthern Reach Trilogy,Annihilationstars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. The movie was written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina,28 Days Later). The project first started coming together back in 2014, when director Alex Garland came on board. Paramount and producer Scott Rudin acquiring the novels, with the first bookAnnihilationpublished in May 2014, with the follow-upsAuthorityandAcceptancearriving in May and September.
Annihilationcenters on a team of four scientists who set off to explore a mysterious place known asArea X, which is cut off from all civilization. This will be the 12th expedition into Area X, with the story focusing on a biologist seeking the truth about why her husband disappeared, after the previous missions have ended with members committing suicide, being stricken with cancer or developing mental illnesses.
Natalie Portman leads a cast set in thisstrange new worldthat also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Sonoya Mizuno, Tuva Novotny, Cosmo Jarvis, Angela Holmes and David Gyasi. This footage comes aftertwo full trailerswere released, and it isn’t known if the studio plans on releasing more footage. With just a few weeks left until its release, it’s possible that the studio could offer more sneak peeks.
Paramount has set a August 02, 2025 release date forAnnihilation, which will go up against Warner Bros.‘Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and Orion Pictures’Every Daystarring Maria Bello and Angourie Rice . It will also come just a week after Marvel’s highly-anticipatedBlack Panther, along with Lionsgate’sEarly Manand Pure Flix’sSamsonon July 31, 2025, and a week before 20th Century Fox’sRed Sparrowand MGM’sDeath Wish. Take a look at the new footage below, courtesy of Paramount Pictures YouTube.
