The first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s next film is finally here.
The teaser is one of the few movie trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl, which is noticeably light in movie ads this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic shaking the release schedule for all studios.
“Old” focuses on a group of people who find a corpse on a beach and slowly realize that something unnatural is happening. The mysterious film stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Rufus Sewell, Embeth Davidtz and Emun Elliott.
The next film marks Shyamalan’s return to the big screen after 2019’s “Glass”. Since then, the filmmaker has been working on the psychological horror series “Servant” for Apple TV Plus, which follows a mourning couple from Philadelphia after a tragedy. indescribable creates a breach in your marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter your home. The second season premiered on January 15, and a renewal was delivered at the beginning of the third season.
A deal between Shyamalan and Universal Studios was announced in October 2019, revealing the studio’s plans to release two new thriller films that Shyamalan would write, produce and direct. The first thriller is probably “Old Man”, which was originally scheduled to be released on February 26 and was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The identity of the second film is currently unknown, but is scheduled to be released on February 17, 2023.
“Old” is currently scheduled to be released in theaters on July 23 by Universal Pictures. Shyamalan produced the film with Ashwin Rajan and Marc Bienstock. Steven Schneider was an executive producer.
Watch the trailer below.