A24’s lineup of movies for 2025 is beginning to grow to be stacked — with fantastical creatures, that’s. Whereas the fantasy journey The Legend of Ochi is slated to hit theaters subsequent February, the darkish comedy Demise of a Unicorn is due out within the spring. And you will get a really feel for it within the brand-new trailer above.
The movie follows a father and daughter (Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega) who’re driving to a weekend retreat, and unintentionally kill an animal … which simply so occurs to be a unicorn. From there, it appears as if the dad’s wealthy boss (Richard E. Grant) and his household can’t assist however see methods to use the creature’s magical powers for revenue. Whereas the vibe is mild and humorous early one, issues not solely get darker, however take a flip in the direction of horror by the top of the trailer.
Demise of a Unicorn is the directorial debut from Alex Scharfman, and it additionally stars Will Poulter, Sunita Mani, and Téa Leoni. Hereditary director Ari Aster serves as a producer, whereas horror legend John Carpenter.
