‘In the Earth’ Teaser: Ben Wheatley’s New Horror Movie Heads to Sundance – /FILM

Ben Wheatley is back with another strange trip to the dark side. TheKill List filmmakers latest isIn the Earth, a movie he managed to make mostly in secret during the pandemic, because hes a sly one, that Ben Wheatley. And now, this new movie is headed to Sundance. The firstIn the Earth teaser promises all sorts of ominous goings-on, and the films subject matter is bound to make some people uneasy because it deals with a deadly virus. Watch theIn the Earth teaser below.

Soon after the release of Ben Wheatleys Netflix remake ofRebecca, Neon announced that the filmmaker already had another film on the way In the Earth. The film was billed as Wheatleys return to his genre roots akin to his groundbreakingKill List, and that was enough to get us excited. Now, we have our first look at the film, and sure enough, it hints at something dark and foreboding. Theres not a whole lot of footage, but whats there is abstract and haunting. Theres also a little piece of folk art that evokes both WheatleysA Field in England and the more recentMidsommar.

So just what is this all about? A virus, of course:

As a disastrous virus grips the planet, a scientist and a park scout venture deep into the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness as the forest comes to life around them.

A virus movie right now, when were still in the midst of our own pandemic, is going to give some people pause, and thats understandable. But as a filmmaker, Wheatley is too interesting to ignore. I dont love all of Wheatleys films, but Im never bored by them (except maybeRebecca, which was oddly inert and kind of forgettable). As burned out on all-things-virus-related as I may be, to have this filmmaker return to the type of horror he created inKill List is an opportunity too great to pass up.

In the Earth is set to have its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs fromJanuary 28 through February 3, 2021, and will be mostly held online (due to, you guessed it, a disastrous virus). The cast forIn the Earth includesJoel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, Reece Shearsmith. Neon will be distributing the film sometime later in 2021.

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