We’re pretty big Christopher Landon fans around here, as the Happy Death Day movies are some of the finest (and goofiest) shit Blumhouse has put in the multiplexes. The man has a knack for translating high-concept premises into extremely fun horror pictures, and his latest release, Drop, seems to continue the trend. It’s an AirDrop thriller-mystery — yes, you read that right — in which a psychopath torments a single mom on a first date with “drops,” informing her that if she doesn’t kill her new beau, well, everyone she cares about is going to die horribly at his hands. Go ahead and sign us up, but Universal dropped a new trailer for the film earlier on Tuesday if you need some more convincing.
Peep it:
Here’s a synopsis:
“First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling.
Director Christopher Landon returns to the thriller genre with the playful, keep-you-guessing intensity he perfected in the ‘Happy Death Day’ films with this of-the-moment whodunnit where everyone in the vicinity is a suspect… or victim. ‘Drop’ is jointly produced by blockbuster genre houses Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes.
Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy, breakout star of ‘White Lotus’ and ‘The Perfect Couple,’ plays Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (‘It Ends with Us’’ Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
She is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. Violet must do exactly as directed or everyone she loves will die. Her unseen tormentor’s final directive? Kill Henry.“
Drop had its world premiere a few weeks ago at SXSW, and you’ll be able to check it out when it hits theaters on April 11.