We’ve been eagerly awaiting Jeremy Saulnier’s next movie ever since we saw the incredible Green Room back in 2016, and we won’t have to wait much longer. On Tuesday, Netflix dropped a trailer for his latest project, the wilderness thriller Hold the Dark, and it’s about as great as you might imagine. We’re excited to see Jeffery Wright get another star turn in an esoteric project like this, as well as seeing Alexander Skarsgard and Riley Keough in supporting roles. Mostly, we’re pumped to see what devilish delights — now including sweeping vistas, it seems — Saulnier has in store for us.
Check out the trailer:
Here’s a synopsis:
“The newest and boldest film from acclaimed director Jeremy Saulnier (‘Green Room,’ ‘Blue Ruin’), ‘Hold the Dark’ is a taut examination of human nature and the mysteries of the wilderness. Retired naturalist and wolf expert Russell Core (Jeffrey Wright) journeys to the edge of civilization in northern Alaska at the request of Medora Slone (Riley Keough), a young mother whose son was killed by a pack of starving wolves. As Core attempts to help the woman process her grief, a strange and dangerous relationship between these two lonely souls develops. But when Medora’s husband Vernon (Alexander Skarsgård) returns from his brutal tour in the Iraq War, the news of his dead child ignites a violent chain of events across this frozen landscape. As Donald Marium (James Badge Dale), a local cop, races to stop Vernon’s seemingly senseless rampage, Core finds himself trapped on a perilous odyssey into the heart of darkness.”
Hold the Dark hits Netflix on September 28, but the film will be making its world premiere at TIFF next month. Barring the absolute worst, we should have a review of this from Toronto, because it’d take a violent assault from a pack of wolves to keep us away from this one.
Featured image via Netflix.