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The Festivities Begin In The Trailer For ‘Midsommar’-From The Director Of ‘Hereditary’

The first trailer is here for Hereditary director Ari Aster‘s latest film Midsommar revealing a far too perfect town with far too pleasant people and something dark lurking around the corner. Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Florence Pugh, Vilhem Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, William Jackson Harper, and Archie Madekwe star in Midsommar. In the film, “Pugh and Reynor will play a couple that travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.” A24 will release Midsommar in theaters on August 9, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 5, 2019

MoviesNews

A First Look At Midsommar – From The Director Of Hereditary

Last year, director Ari Aster made his debut in the horror genre with Hereditary. Now Aster is back with his new film Midsommar and we have a first look courtesy of A24. Posts by A24 “The film will follow a young couple’s vacation to a Swedish village, where they discover the residents’ peculiar traditions and rituals. As one of the main characters carries pain from a recently deceased loved one, these rituals become cloaked in a sense of dread.” Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Florence Pugh, Vilhem Blomgren, Ellora Torchia William Jackson Harper, and Archie Madekwe star in Midsommar which begins principal photography this August in Hungary. In the film, “Pugh and Reynor will play a couple that travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.” A24 will release Midsommar in theaters on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 27, 2019

MoviesNewsTrailers

Hereditary’s Blu-ray Release Is Only Days Away

Ari Aster‘s Hereditary, declared the best horror film of 2018 by critics and viewers alike, is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra. In the film, Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away and her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Zachary Arthur, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro star. Special features on the DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K include the featurette “Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary” and the “Evil in Miniature” photo gallery. Sadly, there is no director’s commentary. Bring home the scariest film of the year on September 4, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 1, 2018

MoviesNews

Hereditary Director Begins Pre-Production On New Horror Film

Director Ari Aster‘s 2017 film, Hereditary, is hailed as one of the most frighting films of the past decade. Now, he has begun production on his next project, a still-untitled genre film that will star Jack Reynor, Florence Pugh, and Will Poulter. According to Collider, Vilhem Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, Ellora Torchia, and Archie Madekwe will co-star. Pugh and Reynor will play a couple that travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult. I’m in pre-production for my next film which will be shooting in Hungary. A24 is doing that as well, and that is technically a horror film,” Aster recently told THR. “It’s Scandinavian folk horror.” A24 is both producing and financing the film, which will be their largest production so far. The story centers a young couple visiting an isolated

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2018

Trailers

‘Hereditary’ – “The Scariest Film In Decades” Unveils Its Dark Trailer

How many times have we heard a horror film advertised as “scary as hell” or “the scariest film in decades”? Well, this time, the hype might actually be true. At Sundance, the horror film Hereditary, the feature debut from writer-director Ari Aster, premiered and it is getting a lot of buzz. Many are taking to social media stating it is the scariest film they’ve ever seen. And when I say a lot of people, I really mean a crapload of people. So, what is the film about? It starts when Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away and her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Zachary Arthur, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro star. Hereditary is set to be released on June 8, 2018,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2018

Trailers

The Poster And First Image For ‘Hereditary’ Teases A Dark Family Secret

The poster for Ari Aster’s Hereditary is here and along with the first image (below) that teases an unhappy family. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro, the film is set after the family’s their reclusive grandmother passes away and they learn that they have inherited a very dark secret. “When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.” Hereditary will make its world premiere at the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 20, 2018

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