In myth, unicorns are beautiful, majestic creatures – pure, right and true – but in the new A24 film, if you meet a unicorn, it will save your life.
And a crossover that Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega do in the trailer Death of a unicorn.
According to the film's logline, father-daughter duo Elliot (Rudd) and Riley (Ortega) accidentally hit and killed a unicorn while it was on its way to a weekend getaway organized by Elliot's billionaire boss Dell Leopold (Richard E. Grant). ), his wife (Téa Leoni) and son (Will Poulter). Anthony Carrigan and Sunita Mani round out the rest of the cast.
It seems that a unicorn's horn can cure cancer, which automatically means that Elliot's boss, a mega-rich pharmaceutical CEO, is definitely going to take advantage of it. But this little unicorn apparently has a family, because one of them is raging and murderous and terrifying.
“Dad, please just listen to me: We have to give the little one back,” Riley pleads in the trailer. “Bad things will happen.”
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The dark comedy is the directorial debut of Alex Scharfma and is produced by Ari Aster, with music by the legendary John Carpenter. Although there is no exact date yet, Death of a unicorn is scheduled to appear in spring 2025.
Check out the trailer below.
Until next spring, A24 has a lot to offer, among other things Y2KDirected and co-written by SNLis Kyle Mooney, currently in theaters. Nicole Kidman is once again causing an Oscar stir with her role Baby girl from Body, body, body Filmmaker Halina Reijn, out December 20th. The critically acclaimed About becoming a guinea fowl won Rungano Nyoni the award for best director at Cannes and will be released in US cinemas in May 2025. And Dwayne Johnson flexes Safdie's acting chops in addition to his real muscles in Benny The smashing machine based on the life of UFC fighter Mark Kerr.
As for Rudd, he just made a guest appearance Just murders in the buildingwhile Ortega fans can look forward to the second season of Wednesday Premiere next year.
