Yes, it’s all men, and all the men are Rory Kinnear, in the latest trailer for A24 and writer/directorAlex Garland’supcoming horror flick,Men. Courtesy of theA24 official YouTube channel, the celebrated studio has unveiled the full trailer forEx MachinaandAnnihilationdirector Alex Garland‘s latest foray into the world ofhorror, with the eerie footage being accompanied by a monstrously creepy poster.
The official plot synopsis forMenreads as follows; “In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in visionary filmmaker Alex Garland’s shape-shifting new horror film.”
What begins as the story of a traumatized woman, played byOscar nominee andThe Lost Daughterstar Jessie Buckley, attempting to find peace in solitude, and her dealings with a quirky, awkward man, slowly transforms into something far more terrifying.Menhas been a project drenched in mystery ever since it was announced, and somehow the trailer leaves us asking even more questions, as Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die, Black Mirror) plays every other character in the movie apart from the lead. From the odd landlord, to the rude vicar, to the local police officer, there is certainly no shortage of Rory Kinnear inMen.
Menis that wonderful minimalist example of movie-making and only features three actors, with Jessie Buckley starring as Harper, while Rory Kinnear seemingly plays everyone else. As shown in the footage, Paapa Essiedu will also feature in brief, haunting flashbacks.
Menis scheduled to be released in theaters on May 20.
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Alex Garland Has Proven His Affinity for the Ominous Throughout His Career
Menis just the latest ominous treat from writer/director Alex Garland, whose career took off after writing such seminal big-screen outings as28 Days LaterandSunshinefor director Danny Boyle. Garland went on to demonstrate his ability as an auteur with 2014’s masterful science fiction movie,Ex Machina, which follows Domhnall Gleeson as a lowly programmer, who is given the chance to become a part of a strange scientific experiment in which he is expected to assess artificial intelligence by interacting with a female robot, played by Alicia Vikander.
Garland, who received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his work onEx Machina, followed this up with the equally eerie, and equally superbAnnihilationstarring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. Once again transporting audiences into a spectral world of science fiction,Annihilationtells the story of cellular biology professor and Army veteran Lena, who recounts her expedition to a mysterious zone known as the “Shimmer”.
Following the release ofMen, Alex Garland clearly has no intention of slowing down. The writer/director has already set up his next project,reuniting with A24 action movie set in a “near-future America” titledCivil Warand starringThe Power of the Dog’sKirsten Dunst.
