Based on the 1973 short story by Stephen King and directed by Host and Dashcam’s Rob Savage, the first full trailer for The Boogeyman has been released and shows a glimpse of the evil hiding in the darkness.
Watch it here…
The movie follows high school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer, who are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren’t getting much support from their father, Will, a therapist who is dealing with his own pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their home seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims…
Directed by Rob Savage from a screenplay by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) and Mark Heyman (Black Swan), based upon the short story by Stephen King, the movie stars Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets), Chris Messina (Birds of Prey), Vivien Lyra Blair (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Marin Ireland (The Umbrella Academy), Madison Hu (Bizaardvark), LisaGay Hamilton (Vice), and David Dastmalchian (Dune).
“I developed the script for a couple of years and it felt like I could do something that I hadn’t done before,” Savage told us last year when we asked him about the movie. “It feels very true to King’s voice and to the short story but takes off into a new direction.
“We built on the mythology in a way that’s very unique and David is mind-blowingly good. It’s the best he’s ever been – and that’s saying something.”
The Boogeyman will be released in cinemas 2 June 2023. Watch more trailers at the SciFiNow YouTube Channel.