Steven Soderbergh is busier in retirement than I will ever
be. Then again, so are my parents—I thought the whole point of retiring was to
kick back and enjoy not working, but what do I know, I’ll
never have the chance to do it anyway. I’m getting off topic. I’m into
Soderbergh’s version of retirement, however, because it means we keep getting things
like The Knick, Logan Lucky, and his
latest film, and first straight horror movie, Unsane, which
just dropped this fantastic new trailer.
Admittedly, set up wise, this Unsane trailer treads familiar horror turf. The Crown’s Claire Foy
plays a woman, institutionalized against her will, who may or may not be
delusional. Perhaps she’s unhinged, but maybe the entire world is out to get
her.
Though it’s well-worn territory, Soderbergh has a knack for
putting his own spin on things we’ve seen before, like he’s done with heists,
psychological thrillers, and science fiction. And this conceit definitely gives
him room to plumb the depths of psychosis, paranoia, fear, and all the rest.
Can’t wait.
Unsane is also the project we heard about
a while back, the secret horror movie Soderbergh shot entirely on on an iPhone.
Though this isn’t your iPhone or mine, you can bet there were special lenses
and rigs and all the rest. But the director did say this is the wave of the future,
so there’s that. And this approach does give the film a distinct visual style
and feel.
In addition to Claire Foy, Unsane also
stars Juno Temple, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, and Amy Irving. Jonathan
Bernstein and James Greer, the duo behind Jackie Chan’s The Spy Next
Door and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector,
wrote the script, so…interpret that as you see fit.
Unsane premieres at the Berlin
International Film Festival and opens on March 23. Also, check out this creepy
new poster while you’re here.
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