Jessie Buckley’s countryside vacation takes a chilling, unsettling turn in full trailer for A24’s Men
It's the latest thriller from Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland
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Cottagecore becomes significantly less chill in the new trailer for Men, the latest film from Alex Garland (Ex Machina) and A24. After the creepy first teaser, we’re given a few more hints about the plot of the writer-director’s feature follow-up to 2018's Annihilation. (Garland’s FX On Hulu miniseries Devs came out in 2020.)
Harper, played by recent Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), checks into a rural English countryside retreat, ready to relax. However, despite her extremely comfortable-looking sweater, it doesn’t seem like anyone else in town got the memo. Already haunted by the sudden loss of her husband, Harper is tormented by a series of mysterious figures, who are all Rory Kinnear (No Time To Die) in a bunch of different wigs. Shots of lush greenery quickly give way to bloodied bodies and kitchen knives.
While Garland’s previous work is notable for its focus on technology, he’s clearly capable of bringing the same sinister energy to a digital detox. A24 has been tweeting about the movie using a bunch of red flag emojis, so it’s safe to assume that Harper had better watch her back. Out May 20, Men also co-stars Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) and Gayle Rankin (GLOW).
Buckley is up for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars this weekend for her role as Young Leda in The Lost Daughter. Up next, she’ll be co-starring with Frances McDormand (Nomadland) in Women Talking, due out later this year, and she recently boarded Hot Milk with Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) and Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread).
Garland is currently filming the futuristic action feature Civil War, starring Kirsten Dunst (The Power Of The Dog). It will also see him re-teaming with Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune) and Cailee Spaeny (Mare Of Easttown), whom he previously worked with on Devs.
A24 is about to close out a busy Q1 with the theatrical release of Everything Everywhere All At Once this week, following the films The Sky Is Everywhere, After Yang, and X. On the TV side, the studio produced Euphoria and Ali Wong’s new standup special Don Wong.
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The casualness of Rory Kinnear being, umm, everyone, is super spooky (he was so good in the first Penny Dreadful series, and the other, supporting roles I’ve seen him in). Jessie Buckley, Alex Garland (working with a solid studio), really intriguing trailer, seems like his has great potential.
Seems like a good companion piece to Anomalisa
I was going to say that it would be funnier if it were Tom Noonan, although he’d be more out of place across the pond.
A few months ago we rewatched Manhunter, and then just a couple of weeks ago – prompted by the release of X – rewatched House of the Devil, and Tom Noonan is [always] terrific.
one of those actors who elevates everything they’re in just by sheer dedication. he’s incredible as a serial killer in one of the best X-Files episodes, Paper Hearts
Did he play Frankenstein’s monster?
I’m probably at the point now where I’ll watch anything put out by Alex Garland, and also A24.
I’m usually a fan of Garland’s work (along with both of the main cast) and given it’s typically high-quality I wouldn’t usually doubt a new project of his so it’s probably the trailer’s fault for the fact I found this to be unintentionally hilarious as opposed to scary in any way.Rory Kinnear being badly CGed onto a teenager’s face was a particular highlight along with just how Buckley’s character isn’t fazed at all by the fact everyone is Rory Kinnear.
Yeeeeaaahhhh. I thought the teaser was super effective and creepy. This is … I mean, I’m still gonna see it, but you never wanna be distracted by a bad wig, unless it’s Nicole Kidman, and then it’s just a camp bonus.
I just wonder if everyone having the veneer of Kinnear will be down to she was assaulted by someone played by Kinnear before the story begins (like say her uncle or father) and since then she see’s all men in that form of being a threat.Though I think that’d be a bit too simplistic for what Garland typically goes for.
It’s possible the audience is the only one that sees it that way.
I wouldn’t say it was unintentional. I’d say the tone is very much heightened for dark comedy purposes.But we shall see.
It kinda looks like Get Out for white women lol 😛 I’m stoked tho, I rly like Jessie Buckley and Alex Garland. I also totally did not realize all the guys were the same actor until you pointed it out LMAO
It had a total Get Out vibe (even a little Us, but only from the trailer), I think it was the general vibe, the isolation, but especially the music.
[Spoiler?] Looks like more than a few of those Rory Kinnears’ grew up to be real bad apples….
Rories Kinnear (sorry 🙂 )
Looks a bit like a horror remake of The Vicar of Dibley.
Jessie Buckley was so good in Fargo!
A movie about Japanese noodles? That would be fun.
Yeah okay that was creepy. I want to see.
She’s in purgatory.
I really hope that’s not it. That’s been done to – sorry – death.Â
THE GREATER GOOD.
Is it just me or does Rory Kinnear look a liiiiitle like the late, great William Hurt?
Thought I was having a stroke for a second till I read the description.Â