New horror movie from the studio behind Midsommar and Heretic unveils its first look and plot details

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The Bear star Ayo 𓄧Edebiri is a "meek yet hungry" writer🐎 drawn into the beguiling, twisted world of an elusive pop star in the first look at new horror movie Opus.

A24 released t🥀he image as it announced the film – which has musical numbers in it and is being described as a "tense, psychosocial game of cat and mouse", according to – will be premiering at Sundance Film 🍒Festival in January, alongside dark comedy If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and fantasy flick The Legend of Ochi.

In the still, which you can see below, Edebiri appears as Ariel, a writer who gets more than she bargained for when she accepts an invཧitation to the remote compound of legendary musician Moretti (John Malkovich), ♋who supposedly disappeared 30 years ago, and is forced to spend the evening with his "cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists".

Amber Midthunder (Prey), Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets), Murray Bartlett (The Last of Us), Stephanie Suganami (Power Book II: Ghost), Young Mazino (Beef), and Tatanka Means (Killers of the Flower Moon) round out Opus's supp﷽orting cast. Former GQ journalist Mark Anthony Green directs.

Opus is the latest in a trend of pop star-centered horror movies, following on from M. Night Shyamalan's Trap and Smile 2. A24 is no stranger to rolling out genre hits, either, having previously produced the likes of Heretic, the X trilogy, and Midsommar and distributed last year's Aussie-made fave 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Talk to Me. So we'll be sure to keeꦡp you posted꧃ on its theatrical release date.

In the meantime, check out our guide to the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming horror movies heading our way.

Amy West

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