Geekery: Trailerpalooza – Creepy Horror and Boundary Pushing Sci-Fi
It’s that time again – I’ve got more news than I have posts in a week. Get a first look at the latest from Pixar, a new series from M. Night Shyamalan, and a glitch filled sci-fi thriller that challenges reality.
Servant – drops on AppleTv+ November 28th
The series follows parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child. As time goes on, it becomes clear that things are not quite as they seem. Stars Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint.
The Mandela Effect – in select theaters and VOD December 6th
A man who becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something much larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself. Stars Charlie Hofheimer, Aleksa Palladino, Robin Lord Taylor, and Clarke Peters.
The Invisible Man – arrives in theaters February 28th, 2020
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister, their childhood friend, and his teenage daughter. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Stars Elizabeth Moss, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
Wendy – arrives in select theaters February 28th, 2020
The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic from Benh Zeitlin, director of Beasts of the Southern Wild. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
Soul – arrives in theaters June 19th, 2020
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. Just when Joe thinks his dream might be in reach, a single unexpected step sends him to a fantastical place where he’s is forced to think again about what it truly means to have soul. That’s where he meets and ultimately teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t think life on Earth is all it’s cracked up to be. Stars the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey,Phylicia Rashad, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, and Daveed Diggs with original compositions by Jon Batiste.